An American couple who lived in the UK for six months reveal the 11 “unique” things about the country they miss most.
And one or two of the entries may surprise some Brits.
Cara Atwell and Jeremy Davis, currently in Portland, Oregon, posted a video on their ‘Magic Geekdom’ YouTube channel in which they remember the things they miss about the UK after spending six months there.
It has obtained more than 100,000 views and hundreds of comments.
The list is in no particular order, but they revealed to MailOnline Travel what they miss most, revealed here at the end.
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fossil hunting
Cara fondly remembers fossil hunting in Dorset, where they explored the “beautiful and amazing” Jurassic Coast.
While they were there, she reveals that they had a lot of fun looking for fossils and found what they believe was a fossilized sea urchin. Cara adds: ‘(Fossil hunting) is great.
Cara Atwell and Jeremy Davis (above), currently in Portland, Oregon, posted a video on their ‘Magic Geekdom’ YouTube channel in which they remember the things they miss about the UK after spending six months there.
Cara fondly remembers fossil hunting in Dorset, where they explored the ‘beautiful and amazing’ Jurassic Coast
“You can do it in many places.”
pub culture
“Here (in the United States) we have pubs, but it’s not exactly the same,” says Jeremy.
‘(In the UK) people socialize, hang out and eat; you can meet really interesting people. I feel like that’s not what happens in the US (here), there’s not the same feeling of friendship.’
Fish and French fries
Cara laments that fish and chips in America “isn’t proper fish and chips.” Above: “proper” British fish and chips
“In America we have fish and chips,” says Cara.
But it’s not proper fish and chips. It just isn’t. We don’t take that big fish fillet and put it on those nice fries.
British food in general
Cara misses British food in general and singles out Cornish pasties, scones and clotted cream among the items she enjoyed in the UK.
The couple also reveal how much they miss British scones, clotted cream and Cornish pasties.
Food quality
“The quality of food is much better in the UK,” says Cara, and Jeremy adds: “I think every time you go to a restaurant in America, especially a chain restaurant, you realize that it’s not really fresh, that We boil it in a bag, something sad like that. In Britain, he says, it is easier to find “homemade food.”
‘Nicky points’
The UK’s ‘small bites’, Cara and Jeremy explain, are homemade products, including cheeses, crackers and biscuits, and Cara adds that other favorites in this category include Spanish omelette (tortilla) and baked Camembert. The latter, Cara says, “has changed my life.”
Sheep and the field
Cara says: “When I close my eyes and think of somewhere peaceful and wonderful, I imagine the English, Welsh and Scottish countryside (they haven’t made it to Northern Ireland yet).”
“We have sheep in the United States, but you don’t drive down a country road and see sheep,” says Cara. ‘You might see some cows, some horses, maybe a goat, but when was the last time you drove down a country road in America and saw a field of sheep? To people in the UK it may seem silly, but we just don’t have those (sheep).’ They are also fans of the English countryside.
Cara adds: “When I close my eyes and think of somewhere peaceful and wonderful, I imagine the English, Welsh and Scottish countryside (they haven’t made it to Northern Ireland yet).” And Jeremy says that in the UK the older buildings you can see in the countryside “get more respect”.
More pets
The couple said traveling with their dog, Carly, was “very easy.”
Cara commented that “everything was so easy” when they were traveling with their dog, Carly. “Traveling with her was easy and overall I felt like not only were places more open to having dogs, but those places often had people who interacted with her a lot more.”
Markets
“London has so many,” says Cara. ‘There are so many interesting markets in the UK. “I feel like he’s very underrated.”
british slang
Cara reveals that she prefers “parking lot” to “parking lot” and “elevator” instead of elevator, while Jeremy admits that he misses “putting things in the trunk” (instead of the trunk).
Cara adds: “I love how we all speak English, but our English is very different.”
However, what the couple misses most is people.
They explain: “We both agree that what we miss most is people, including everyday interactions that are harder to find in America.”
‘For example, in the UK, we would go to the supermarket almost every day and talk to people as we walked, as well as people we met in the shop.
“In the United States, it is much more common to drive to the supermarket and buy food only once a week, probably because we typically have larger refrigerators and use more preservatives in our foods.
“Once we returned to the U.S., we realized we had a lot less interactions with people on a regular basis and it’s been one of the hardest adjustments.”
Cara and Jeremy post on social media as The Magic Geekdom. Can be found in www.instagram.com/themagicgeekdom; twitter.com/magicgeekdom; www.tiktok.com/@themagicgeekdom; www.youtube.com/@TheMagicGeekdom and www.facebook.com/themagicgeekdom.
