Heart sore home sick

[ceilihouse]

How do I deal with this,
Having spent the weekend working at a social event of people of my own nationality, I'm just heart sore for home, to the point of big ugly tears,
I've always been homesick, but this is awful, I cried when they left, for the weekend I felt I was at home, with my own people and the familiarity of places and ways, and ah well ye know what I mean
But they no place like home

It’s hard, it’s the accent and familiar stories or a basic understanding of your culture without question.

Sob away!

That's it @GreenTulips it made me feel like I was at home, the conversations. Names, places,

It’s interesting, we have some friends from the same overseas country, and when we all get together, they seem more themselves than if we’re seeing just one of them. It’s not that we’re not great friends, we are, but their shared experiences, cultural references, etc. just seem somehow more fundamental.

I know it doesn’t help you, but I think I understand a little of where you’re coming from. In terms of what you can do, are there any local groups for people of your nationality? Or groups for people who want to learn the language?

If push came to shove, could you return home?

@WarmSausageTea there is a social club and gaa club quite local, we live in a city of a huge Irish community but I tend to steer away from it due to my homesickness, it's always in my background it just escalates when I'm around them!