What would you miss about your current location?

[butterfliesinmytummy]

The thread about missing things from the uk and our move to the US in a few months has got me thinking. Where are you now and if you moved soon, what would you miss?

We are in singapore and would miss:
Swimming outside nearly every day
Feeling warm outside nearly every day
Gold class cinemas with food and wine brought to your reclining seat
Amazing thunderstorms with warm rain
Greenery and tropical plants everywhere, even alongside the highways
Monkeys along the side of the road
Beautiful ripe mangoes, papaya, rambutans, fresh Asian greens etc
Laksa, satay and gorgeous South Indian food served on banana leaves for a few dollars
Cheap taxis
Absence of litter
Cleanliness in everything (esp spotless public toilets)
Everything being 20 minutes drive away
Waitrose food and marks and spencers

I'm sure there's more, and I'm equally sure there's another thread to come on things I won't miss.....

[ZZZenAgain]

where are you, Muchbrighternow?

[Frogman]

We've just left Singapore and I don't miss anything about it at all. I feel free again.

[Sibble]

NZ
The sun
The sky/stars
The beaches - we are often the only ones walking on the beach
Our beach house
Sitting on the deck with a glass of wine taking in the view of the dunes, sea and river
Laid back lifestyle
Free/cheap sport/activities
Our spa
Oursdoors lifestyle

[Mosman]

Australia Perth

The cleanliness, the weather, the people

[pupsiecola]

Where are you now Frogman, and how long were you in Singapore?

[Frogman]

Pupsie - Lived in Singapore for just over two years (two very long years) and am now living in Wales

[pupsiecola]

We've been here 9 months and aim to leave Summer 2014. Headed where we don't know. Hopefully US (San Fran, Seattle or Boston) or maybe Canada.

Feel like we've opened up a can of worms moving from the UK (first move abroad). Having serious where to go next discussions...

[Astelia]

Also in Singapore. I would miss:

the light
the warmth
the cleanliness
the efficiency

I would also miss the many wonderful attractions/sights that keep my teens and their friends entertained and that they can travel to by themselves cheaply and safely.

[ben5]

Perth
the beach
laid back way of life
lack of traffic
small class sizes
space
watching the dolphins swim in sea
the weather
jobs

[squifflybobs]

NZ too-

• the weather
  

• beaches
• being able to swim in the sea for a good part of the year
• kids can play in the street
• bush walks and amazing outdoors in general
• better coffee
• short commute to work
• cleaner air
• wineries..
• child friendliness

My only comparison is London, lived in NZ for 2 years. Locals complain about the traffic here and I

[TheAccidentalExhibitionist]

SW France
The weather
The bright clear skies most of the year round
The exercise and outdoor culture
Amazing salads
Our pool
Wine
Aperitifs
Beautiful architecture
Great public transport
Slower pace of life
The ability to have so much family time together
Healthcare

[singaporeswing]

Ditto everything that everyone has said about Singapore so far.

I'd also add the fact that my career is being accelerated so much more than it would in the UK.

[Zara1984]

I've got an interesting spin I guess, I'm from New Zealand but I live in Ireland at the moment.

Things I would miss about Ireland:
cheap fruit/vegetables/basics
Friendly chatty people
People value their communities
How kind people are to children
Cheap online shopping from the UK

I would not miss:
Rain
Corruption
Shitty public services and healthcare
Rubbish

Things I miss about NZ
Sunshine
White wine
Auckland's multiculturalism
Family
Good healthcare and education
No corruption

Things I do NOT miss about NZ (and why I am sometimes hesitant to go back)
Ridiculous house prices for damp cold wooden shacks
Dreadful, bonehead media
Hideously expensive food, clothes, everything
Low wages
Crap Internet
You have to drive to get anywhere
In Auckland - people show no interest in being a part of their neighborhood
That claustrophobic feeling of isolation - being so far away from everything. Makes me itch.
Boredom - unless you really live for the outdoors NZ is quite boring (why do you think you meet so many kiwis overseas)
NZers arrogant attitude that their country is the best

[thelittlestkiwi]

Zara- I think most of us living in NZ would see where you are coming from.

Although we have buses in Auckland these days. Not as many as I'd like but it's a good start. And I'm really not bored here. I would have been if I was here in my 20's but I love how much there is to do here.

[Zara1984]

Littlestkiwi, goodness me my post sounds a bit stroppy! It's just the stuff that drives me crazy! I was there for 2 months over summer with baby DS and by the end I was climbing the walls... but I certainly appreciated the laid-back Kiwi lifestyle more now I'm a parent. But DH and I have had our "NZ quota" topped up for a couple of years now.

I'm open-minded that my perspective will change over time - different places suit you better at different stages/interests/needs/goals.

There's no pleasing me, I guess

[TheAccidentalExhibitionist]

I agree Zara different places suit us at different phases of our life. Nothing wrong with that!

[FryingNemo]

Luxembourg... What would I miss??

My lovely forests
Work life balance
Our lovely friends and neighbours

What wouldn't I miss? The list is too long and depressing to write out.

[MsMoppet]

In Arabian Gulf region and would miss the sun during the winter (stupidly hot and humid the rest of the time), the beach 2mims away.

That's all. I miss everything else about London and would happily return tomorrow.

[squifflybobs]

Zara I get you too- we are busy insulating our newly bought shack The Internet is improving, and the arts festival is on at the moment- I'm going to the theatre twice this week! My cultural life is sadly more limited anyway since children so don't miss it as much as I thought I would.
we live on a train and bus route, so I've no problem with the public transport most of the time, and a cab back at night isn't too expensive as fairly central. However this isn't true of most suburbs, and prices for a taxi back to the shore etc if you want to go out and have a drink after 10pm are eye watering. Believe there might be 1 nightbus??

[WallyBantersJunkBox]

Switzerland:
The view of the Alps that greets me on my commute/at my desk. You just can't grow tired of that.
Lakes that are breathtaking.
Having 30+ types of bread, all with a meaning, all delicious.
Knowing that people are treated fairly and have a closer say in their politics.
Honesty and safety - I will never fail to get over 3 year olds walking to Kindy by themselves.....
The way festivals and holidays are celebrated.
Being able to shop in Germany, France and Switzerland in one day if I need to.
Taxes!
The quality of property - tripe glazing, underfloor heating, pellet burning boiler.
The recycling policies.
Cleanliness.
Excellent public transport.
I can drive to Lake Como in 3 hours, Garda in 4.5.

[TheAccidentalEgghibitionist]

I want to move to Switzerland now! It sounds wonderful..

[Samie10]

Beach
Sun
Tax free
Sociable
Safety
Help to do things - maids, shop deliveries etc
Friends

Bureaucracy
Stupidity of the upmost order
Heat
Driving
Lack of customer service

[WhinyCrabbyPeople]

Canada

I will miss:

The seasons...they're all lovely.
Our big, comfortable, relatively inexpensive house.
Tim Horton's.
Muskoka.
User-friendly, plug-and-play school system.
CBC Radio. Especially Q with Jian Gomeshi.
Amazing health care.

Will definitely not miss:

Hockey culture.
3-foot high snow banks and shovelling the driveway.
High taxes.
5 straight months of dressing children in snowpants, parkas, mittens, boots, balaclavas EVERY SINGLE MORNING before school.
"Crowd Pleasing" Education.

[WallyBantersJunkBox]

whiny move to Dubai, there is a Tim Hortons on nearly every blinking corner!

[eslteacher]

France, just outside Paris:

• Patisseries (especially pain au chocolates and fresh baguettes) on every corner
  
• The way of socialising: higher importance on food and going to friends' houses rather than going 'out' and/or drinking a lot
  
• Being able to wander around one of the most beautiful cities in the world: taking in the lovely architecture, sights and river every single day
  
• Being able, even as an adult, to have music lessons and playing an ensemble for next to nothing, thanks to the subsidised local conservatoires
  
• Cheap and plentiful wine
  
• L'heure de l'apero
  
• The general feeling of more space in and around houses (even in urban areas) compared to the UK. You can really feel and see the evidence that the UK and France have the same population, but France has twice the space...