I never thought I’d miss England (and yet here we are)
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Жыл бұрынI didn't think I would miss England.. but...!
Recently I got back from a holiday to Italy! And it was lovely! BUT I found myself missing "home" in England.. even though I'm not English. As a foreigner living in the UK, the idea of "home" is weird!!
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Hey! I'm Alanna - a thirty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.
I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a KZfaq video every Tuesday plus an additional video every Saturday on my Patreon account. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 5:30pm GMT/BST on Twitch.
Alanna x
@carolramsey6287 Жыл бұрын
I'm homesick for Britain too and I live here or rather in what's left of it. I really would like to find someone who can repair my Tardis so I can go home to England as it was just a few years ago.
@philroberts7238 Жыл бұрын
A change of government wouldn't go amiss perhaps!
@Zakalwe-01 Ай бұрын
Lol I thought it was just me that’s planning a time-escape. 1983 feels like a good date. Just remember to set the times machine to automatically throw you back to ‘83 every time it reaches 2012.
@pigknickers2975 Ай бұрын
Thank God there's loads of room in a Tardis, you could probably get 50 million to go with you!
@Anon-mk4ms 26 күн бұрын
Can I catch a lift back to 1970.
@royc349 Жыл бұрын
As a Brit when you go on holiday either home or abroad the first thing you do when you get home is put the kettle on for a cup of tea. Absolute Heaven
@YvonneWilson312 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely true!
@Nekr0n35 Жыл бұрын
or just use a electric kettle
@robertlangley1664 Жыл бұрын
So true
@kw8757 Жыл бұрын
The last time we went to Italy in 2019, Positano for 3 weeks, we took a kettle with us and a months worth of tea bags. Absolute Heaven.
@sarkybugger5009 Жыл бұрын
@@kw8757 I always travel with plenty of my favourite teabags. A kettle is taking things a bit too far. 😁
@kaleeyed Жыл бұрын
"I miss British customer service" said nobody ever before!
@peterbaker1932 Жыл бұрын
You are an honoray Brit. We are privileged to have you.
@matthewwalker5430 Жыл бұрын
I never thought I'd hear someone say they "miss British customer service"! I mean, I'm British and I wasn't even aware we had customer service.
@andyarmstrong1493 Жыл бұрын
Had a parking fine in Portugal many years ago. The Portuguese policeman thanked me for being so polite and agreeable and English! I'm from Belfast, wish I had told him.
@elemar5 Жыл бұрын
Four of us(Belfast and Bangor) were in Germany and stopped at an Italian restaurant late at night. None of us spoke German or Italian and the Italians didn't speak English. Between us all we had a great conversation, got a great meal and were directed to a good hotel for the night.
@kithale316 2 ай бұрын
I'm from Edinburgh and I have just had to tolerate people saying English instead of British. 😘
@jsan9389 Жыл бұрын
Its such a different feeling being british iv been in Australia for 4 months and miss the culture and our history and the castle and everything !! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@karenashworth5743 Жыл бұрын
My daughter lives about 5 miles away from me and sometimes I will stay there overnight I cannot wait to get home to my own bed though, the right amount of cosiness, the right thickness of pillow, the way I can snuggle up and spread out . Never underestimate the power of THE BED! X
@DerekLangdon 3 ай бұрын
The power of the bed is usually decided by who you share it with…like with a nice snuggly partner. The alternative being a tossing and turning partner who snores their bloody head off..As for me, some of my best nights are falling asleep on the settee in front of the TV, snuggled up with my dog!
@melbirch7640 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I'm English, I live in New Zealand, I did live in Halifax, nova Scotia, and Moncton, new Brunswick, I love Canada and I love Canadians. I think that of all the commonwealth England and Canada have the best relationship. I miss little cafes, whose coffees are fantastic, I miss pubs with fireplaces and proper beer gardens, I miss Hyde park, I miss the tube, I miss Peter Kay, Ricky gervais, I miss a good pie, a full English breakfast and women saying " alright darling, what can I do for you?", Lol. It's all very basic, but it's why I'll be forever English. This kind of content warms my heart and makes me realise just how much England is embedded in the English. For my money, you're an English Canadian. Thank you
@namevorname1973 5 ай бұрын
Only brits feel about Canadians the way you describe. Huge majority of us Canadians do not feel about the brirish the way you claim brits feel about us. Sorry for the confrontation, I know You brits hate it, but it is not our problem.
@-j5t-893 Жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter how good the holiday... getting though the front door, bunging a wash on, changing into your comfy scruffs and chilling out with a coffee not surrounded by strangers, with the rest of the day to do whatever you please and not running to some crazy self-inflicted schedule...giving the credit card time to cool down! Can't beat it. We love going to new places and exploring, eating new foods...but one of the best things about holidays in general for me is how they seem to renew my love for home, family, and the simple pleasure of luxuriating in your own little kingdom.
@johnlown5988 Жыл бұрын
Call me a miserable ol' trout, I probably am, but my favourite part of any holiday is returning home to my place, my desk my living space, my garden and my cup and saucer with a decent cup of tea in it!
@dinerouk Жыл бұрын
Not a suprise! You have been here a long time and become anglicised! especially to your own home! No suprise there! And we are very glad to have you back, cos we love you!
@zbreezybre Жыл бұрын
I moved to the UK a month ago. I love it here. I am looking for a sponsorship job. Its so lovely being around such nice people.
@stanleywoodison8699 Жыл бұрын
I love to go traveling but I love to come home. Seeing the green fields of England from the plane as we get near the airport brings a tear to my eyes.
@wilmaknickersfit Жыл бұрын
I always start packing days before I need to! 😂
@martinconnelly1473 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's the yellow fields if you come back when oilseed rape is in full flower.
@squiff1958 Жыл бұрын
@@martinconnelly1473 Stansted!
@letsbeavenue Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, the green fields from the plane window, means we’re nearly home. Good old Blighty
@mattp7828 Жыл бұрын
And hopefully a light drizzle. I Iove our weather.
@stuarts1219 Жыл бұрын
You seem to think you have some sort of control over whether you will or won't become British. As this KZfaq channel clearly demonstrates, it's happening right before our eyes! Nice video Alanna 😀
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
😂 Cheers Stuart!
@parth7612 Жыл бұрын
@@AdventuresAndNaps That cheer's exemplifies
@dabe1971 Жыл бұрын
@@AdventuresAndNaps The transition won't be complete until we get you loving marmite on hot toast with butter.
@stevelknievel4183 Жыл бұрын
@@dabe1971 In that case I'm not British despite being born here and having lived here for over 35 years!
@steviefraser5240 Жыл бұрын
@@dabe1971 🤢🤢🤮🤮49%/51%
@jpeel2066 Жыл бұрын
I think people don't realise how lucky they are to be in this country until they travel to another. Thanks for the video. All the best.
@seanscanlon9067 Жыл бұрын
I am probably the least patriotic person on the planet and I might just as well say that I am proud of my height or my eye colour, considering that I had no say in those either. That said, in the past few days I have been watching American KZfaqrs reacting to videos about how good a design the British plugs and sockets are and have felt an odd sense of pride, even though I had no say in those either. 😃
@shirleyboy8859 Жыл бұрын
The Girl is as British as the rest of us...... It has taken 7 years but it has been a funny and delightful journey..... Welcome home Alanna :-))) xxxx
@Phiyedough Жыл бұрын
She won't be fully British until she can pronounce the word correctly, it is not "Briddish"!
@bushwhackeddos.2703 Жыл бұрын
She looks northwestern European. So would be native to this part of the world.
@Theinternalrewrite Жыл бұрын
Alanna: "I will never be British." The audience: "But you kind of are British though." Alanna: "No, I'm Canadian. Absolutely Canadian." The audience: "Sure, but you're still British. We see it even if you don't. And you're very welcome." Alanna: "???"
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
😂
@oneworldfamily Жыл бұрын
That's a lovely thing to say. She is a bit British, isn't she!
@lorgabluc Жыл бұрын
Oh she is Canadian 🇨🇦 first 😆 ❤❤❤
@stephencharlesferguson2194 Жыл бұрын
We love ya girl , you are a Brit for sure !❤❤❤❤
@TootlinGeoff 3 ай бұрын
She's Canadian but she's gone native.
@starfish258852 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@Camberwell86 Жыл бұрын
I'm a born and bred Londoner who's lived in leafy Staffordshire for 20+ years now. Whenever I spend 2 days or more in London I'm like "ok I wanna go home now" 😅
@belle8597 Жыл бұрын
I'm a stokie born and bred and I've visited London and I loved it but I could never live down there.
@Stevesixty7 Жыл бұрын
Same here Belle.
@williambilly3269 Жыл бұрын
🇬🇧Good to have you back home 👍
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
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@disaffectedmale Жыл бұрын
English born and bred and living in Bristol currently. I miss England too. I can't remember the last time I felt like I actually lived there.
@2112theoden Жыл бұрын
Italy is awesome! If you go to Rome. The first sunday of every month all the museums are free.
@MagentaOtterTravels Жыл бұрын
I HEAR YOU! I went on holiday (from Texas) to HAWAII!!! And can you believe that the whole time I was wishing I were in England instead. True story.
@brianwhittington5086 Жыл бұрын
Of course you're a Brit Alanna, or at least our favourite adopted one.😁 We can all tell when you've been back to Canada or abroad too. Your accent changes back to a more Canadian one for a while. You probably don't notice yourself, but you soon start using the English ways of speaking on your return. It does now seem to change back quicker, the longer you've been here.
@TG-mr6bc Жыл бұрын
I am in my 80s- and i have always been glad to get home, I like travel , but yes; HOME. One more thing you don't have to travel far now you are in England, Europe is on your doorstep. By the way, the Algarve for ace coffee.
@mpainter22 Жыл бұрын
I remember your reaction to getting your visa renewed, that tells me all I need to know about how you feel towards the UK
@seanscanlon9067 Жыл бұрын
That seems like a lifetime ago and even more when recalling Alanna's anxiety stories about getting on the bus for the first time and not knowing anyone except Mr Naps, until finding Anna and Hannah.
@ilonak7841 Жыл бұрын
Same. I just came back from Paris. I’ve been there for 4 days. And oh my God, how much I missed UK!!!!! The best country in the world❤
@bsalex89 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you. I'm not british and visited Paris for a few days. Coming back, I was amazed with the transport and service, and even the air here is so fresh and tasty. I love the UK. Please give me the citizenship!
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
Hope you had a great trip, though!
@andycapp3499 Жыл бұрын
As the saying goes, 'home is where the heart is'. Yours obviously is in the UK. welcome home
@grantparman4705 Жыл бұрын
I love the raw honesty in this video. It's what keeps us all coming back!
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much pal!
@thedisabledwelshman9266 Жыл бұрын
@@AdventuresAndNaps canada is part of the commonwealth. so yes you are british.
@grantparman4705 Жыл бұрын
@@AdventuresAndNaps You're welcome!
@parth7612 Жыл бұрын
@@thedisabledwelshman9266 Hahahaha
@Janus-fn2uz Жыл бұрын
Then you are easily pleased.
@phildane7411 Жыл бұрын
I love that you allow that English, as spoken in England is, *technically*, English.
@benhodkinson6467 17 күн бұрын
Oh you are a natural Brit! I am grateful to have you here.
@hairyairey Жыл бұрын
Visited Treviso Alanna and it was virtually impossible to find anything other than pizza or spag bol on the menu. Which says a lot about the palette of tourists!
@notreallydavid Жыл бұрын
I've had 'Buy something or get lost' (paraphrasing) in both the UK (London, specifically) and Italy - so there ya go!
@alanfisher1949 Жыл бұрын
Alanna, yes you are British by default. Canada was a British colony, it became independent from direct rule from the UK, but Canadians are family.
@Phiyedough Жыл бұрын
Yes, unlike USA, Canada has never been at war with Britain.
@BBRC7612 Жыл бұрын
For some reason they copied America with lots of ways ..eg driving side
@joshuataylor3550 Жыл бұрын
@@Phiyedough Seriously considered becoming part the US though. Also I don't think indigenous Canadians feel very British.
@lorgabluc Жыл бұрын
French Canadian here 👋 my family roots are certainly very interesting being first descendant in canada from new France. Could write ✍️ a book 📖 aka outlander 😆 😂 I definitely have a soft spot when I go to Britain and France. It’s a déjà vue feeling each time honestly. Those feelings are incomparable when I go to other continents. Our roots are who we are, no doubts about that.
@alanfisher1949 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuataylor3550 indiginous Canadians are native Canadians, essentially Indian Tribes. All others came from overseas, mainly from the UK or France. We still regard Canada as family, along with Australia and others. If they no longer feel British, it's because they became independent and went their own ways. We in the UK still consider them family.
@GManWrites Жыл бұрын
I was born and raised in England and I'm dual British Canadian, when I first moved to Canada I was homesick for UK but Canada is now home and I don't miss UK at all.
@eckligt Жыл бұрын
I'm not British and here I am watching your videos.
@gdfggggg Жыл бұрын
Cool
@SteveMikre44 Жыл бұрын
Alanna missed her home and there is nothing wrong with that...😊
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
☺️
@fourthdrawerdown6297 Жыл бұрын
I went away for the weekend recently and I had a great bed with four pillows and a memory foam mattress but it just wasn’t the same. I missed my creaky old bed at home and when I finally climbed back into it I was so happy. 🛌 ✌️
@holliswilliams8426 Жыл бұрын
I actually found the same in Spain, sometimes the customer service is so moody and miserable it just starts to get you down a bit.
@amz7290 Жыл бұрын
All I can say about the bed one is I feel this for sure... there is no better bed than your own, especially when your away from it init😂
@dzzope Жыл бұрын
I lived in kiev for a few years.. have since moved back home. I do miss it though and all the people i met. I miss the food and the chaotic traffic and the babushkas that sold fruit or flowers on the corners.
@rob6211 Жыл бұрын
We missed you too
@TheCornishCockney Жыл бұрын
You are an honorary Brit Alana,whether you like it or not!
@gdok6088 Жыл бұрын
You're becoming an honorary Brit. For a lot of us Brits there's always something great about getting back home to good 'Old Blighty' to use an old fashioned term for England / Britain.
@Shining_Whit Жыл бұрын
I really agree with the point about getting back to your own bed and bedding thing. Always a better nights sleep with fresh bedding!
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
So good!
@andyleighton6969 Жыл бұрын
Old Blue Eyes said it best: It's very nice to go traveling To Paris, London and Rome It's oh, so nice to go traveling But it's so much nicer Yes, it's so much nicer to come home!
@orbytl2799 Жыл бұрын
i always miss England when i go away always look forward to getting home after a bit
@cdeford Жыл бұрын
Pillows are very personal. It's very hard to find good ones that suit you and when you do they're like golddust. I found a perfect one which was then changed by the manufacturer and I'm still looking for a good replacement 5 years later. When I go somewhere hot I start missing Britain's miserable weather. The service in Greece has been fantastic whenever I've gone, very laid back and friendly.
@Believer3_ Жыл бұрын
Thank you, commonwealth lady
@magecraft2 Жыл бұрын
One thing about British museums while they are free it is only polite to leave a donation :) (if you can afford that is as the whole point of free admission is to make them open for everyone)
@matc6221 Жыл бұрын
I love your jumper
@kjdempsey Жыл бұрын
I love Alanna’s content, her videos always make me smile. It’s just the way she is, very likeable 😊 totally get the uncomfortable beds with the thin pillow when abroad ha. She says she’s not British but she’s definitely classed as one of us now
@mccpcorn2000 Жыл бұрын
I remember going to a little coffee shop in Rome. It was lovely, but the cups were TINY. I'm used to a massive Costa takeout cup that will last me about an hour as I sit and draw, or read or write. It wasn't an option in Rome seemingly!
@anta3612 Жыл бұрын
Italian here! To me it just sounds like you just missed the creature comforts you've acquired since living in the UK which is a very normal thing. I've been living in the UK a number of years now and I and other Italians I know also miss some of the creature comforts we've acquired since moving here even when we go home for a visit. I know Americans living in Italy who, when they go back to the US for a visit, are surprised to discover that they miss the creature comforts they've acquired since living in Italy. I think know what you mean, though. There are so many things, as expats, that we miss about home and it can take so much time to adjust to our new surroundings (and even so we still tend to feel a little out of place) so it takes us by surprise when we realise that our adopted country has become a true second home.
@Pippins666 Жыл бұрын
We love Italy & the Italians - and spend several weeks there every year in a campervan, mostly Piedmont, Umbria, Tuscany, Puglia - and Sicily last year. Visiting Italy spoils you for every other country
@anta3612 Жыл бұрын
@@Pippins666 That's very true.
@miaschu8175 11 ай бұрын
That's exactly what I thought. You get used to your home comforts wherever you happen to live. I remember being surprised at how expensive the Uffizi Gallery seemed, after going to all the London galleries and museums for free (or a voluntary donation), and the fact there were no lifts (I did struggle with the stairs!), but it was so worth it! The staff were so friendly and knowledgeable and seeing the Botticellis that I love was a wonderful experience. In fact, all the Italian people were welcoming. I fell in love with the country. Also, the churches in Florence are free to visit and they have beautiful art work, as well as impressive architecture. I want to go back. Soon!
@anta3612 11 ай бұрын
@@miaschu8175 When I first moved to the UK I missed my Italian creature comforts a lot but now I have new creature comforts that I miss when I leave the UK. Everyone I know (who has moved to a different country) experienced a change in habits. I guess the Uffizi Gallery is a must when visiting Florence/Italy for the first time. However, I prefer to visit the churches: especially in the summer (nice and cool) as they contain much of our nation's historic artwork anyway.
@Judge_Dredd Жыл бұрын
It's funny, when I go abroad I don't 'miss' England, but then that's because I know I am eventually going home to blighty, and everything will be right again, especially in rural Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the real Hobbiton, the real Shire, where us little people matter and make a difference. As long as my home exists, I don't miss it, and nobody can take it away from me.
@leec6707 Жыл бұрын
Lovely that you have so many 'small' things that bring you happiness. As you get older, you truly find joy in the simple things.
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
So true!
@geoffclarke3796 Жыл бұрын
Great video Alanna. I think British customer service sometimes gets a bad wrap but in my experience was better than in many of the counties I've visited. I.m totally with you on learning foreign languages. I had to study French in school and hated it mostly because the teacher didn't like me. The only French I can say is 'What time is it? ' and 'where is the toilet?
@Everettf99 Жыл бұрын
I was in England last year (I’m American) and I thought that customer service was excellent. I often find myself missing England and I would really love to live there.
@hightensionlabs Жыл бұрын
it's funny for ages now whenever you say you're foreign I've often felt that actually you had moved past that point you are no longer a foreigner. 😀
@Jimmy_Jones Жыл бұрын
Home is where your heart is
@Xian1642 Жыл бұрын
My wife and I visited Florence a few years ago. Sensational, but the sheer volume of art was overwhelming. The heatwave at the time was also an issue, but I'd certainly go again.
@Mardenski100 Жыл бұрын
Had exactly the same issue with Rome and the Vatican and the heatwave last summer made walking around the city unbearable; the only respite was the cool temperature in St.Peter's
@kumasenlac5504 Жыл бұрын
7:47 "to communicate in English" (grips fingertips together in stereotypical Italian gesture) (o:
@robertkirk4387 Жыл бұрын
Welcome home sweetheart. Glad you had a nice holiday🍹🍾🦞🎡
@raiskis1 Жыл бұрын
I moved from the UK to Spain and then to the US. I feel equally homesick at times for both of those places. Leicester, Barcelona and NM since you ask. Home is where the heart is.
@phoenix-xu9xj Жыл бұрын
Why would you want to live in the US 🤷♀️
@raiskis1 Жыл бұрын
@@phoenix-xu9xj My wife is American.
@akula9713 9 ай бұрын
Whenever I travel I take a travel kettle, with cups, plug adapter, Yorkshire tea bags and a milk carton. It’s an essential.
@1TonyNash Жыл бұрын
It sounds to me as though you actually are now British! Besides, if you're Canadian, we know that normally means you descend from here or over the channel. Welcome home!
@ShainThomas Жыл бұрын
I never thought I'd miss Texas but, after being in London since November 2022, here we are.
@graememorrison333 Жыл бұрын
It's the weather, innit! God, I hate the weather here, and I'm English.
@A_English_Gent Жыл бұрын
Nice as Always Alanna your more British then you think :)
@weeblesdontwobble Жыл бұрын
Always love your videos, but must say and hope you don't mind, but at this point I'm proud to say as an English man that you've been adopted by us brits and we are lucky to have you 💙💙💖💖
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@williamwallace5857 Жыл бұрын
Brits, Englishman, make your mind up. They are not one and the same.
@weeblesdontwobble Жыл бұрын
@@williamwallace5857 I'm British and I live in England and hopefully that now makes it more understandable why both were used.
@williamwallace5857 Жыл бұрын
@@weeblesdontwobble But your picture didn't make the distinction and that's why I came here. You say 'I never thought I'd miss England' but there is a BRITISH flag there.
@weeblesdontwobble Жыл бұрын
@@williamwallace5857 I did not post a picture, just a comment.
@andyf4292 Жыл бұрын
well, we visited blue mountain in Jamaica...the guy was talking about the different roast types... interesting, the french and italian roasts are basically less caffiene, more burnt
@howardkey1639 Жыл бұрын
Great little video Alanna, I'm glad you had a great holiday but it's nice to hear that you missed us while you were away, we all missed you too. Welcome home Miss Naps. 😊
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@richardalfredpalmer9660 Жыл бұрын
So Glad to you back in England 🏴 Alanna we missed interesting videos all about Italy 🇮🇹 now we forward to more Great videos now your here welcome home 🏡 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Andrew8468 Жыл бұрын
Great video Alanna
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@jeffstevens4262 Жыл бұрын
Dear dear Alannah, it's really heartwarming to see you were 'homesick' for us here in England and our way of life. God bless you, the honorary British part of you will never leave you now. ❤💙💚🤎
@fatbelly27 Жыл бұрын
The free museums are a great thing about London. Also how clean it now is, at least compared to 20 years ago,
@davidcox2264 Жыл бұрын
The old saying there's no place like home is so true. I totally agree about the the bed and pillow.❤
@penname5766 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, we went to Florence not very long ago, and I had one of the worst coffees I’ve ever had 😂
@kevfquinn Жыл бұрын
Living quite controversially with some of that 🤣 On the free museums - initialy I thought, "yes but that's very much a London thing" - but perhaps not; here in Hastings, the Hastings Museum and Art gallery, the Fishermen's Museum, and the Shipwreck museum are all free (they're small compared to the big London national museums of course!). Council-run museums like HMAG are often free (or at least low cost); and many small museums are charity-funded so have a free to visit, donation if you want to arrangement.
@hammersteve2746 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos Alanna.....all done with humour and grace. A new (UK) subscriber. Canada should be proud of you. 😊
@Gary-du4xm Жыл бұрын
Great video as always xx
@vereybowring Жыл бұрын
For the coffee thing I think the likeliest problem is to do with your taste buds becoming used to the UK coffee, but not just the beans or brew method but also the water used. Most people forget the water can have an effect on the final taste and you get used to beverages made with your "home" water. I grew up in the highlands and tea/coffee made anywhere than with my home town water tasted less good to me for many years after I moved just 150 miles south (I still don't like the tap water anywhere but my home town) lol
@samuelsmith6281 Жыл бұрын
As some who grew up in a hard water area in England but had grandparents who lived up in the Highlands of Scotland with soft peaty water, I can relate. The water where my parents live is terrible, it's really hard (you get a thin layer of scum forming on top of a cup of tea) but in Scotland it was brilliant, with better tea and coffee as a result.
@TheChunder3 Ай бұрын
I do enjoy your videos. I’ve been living in Cambodia for 16 months and the amount of things I miss is incredible. Thanks
@zekesdad5518 Жыл бұрын
That is one of the side effects of traveling. The unexpected longing for home. It certainly can make one appreciate the mundane. That said... being in the US, traveling to the UK is my favorite... for all the reasons you enumerated.
@alanmills9492 Жыл бұрын
Hello Alanna, that's so true. It's a privilege to visit wonderful places but even better to come back to where you feel at home.
@calumknight9178 Жыл бұрын
The way I see it, if you feel at home here and you get on with everyone that makes you just as British as someone who's born here. (In a few cases a lot more British than some born here)
@douglasmcclelland Жыл бұрын
Loved this, you sound more British than I am, and I’ve lived here all my life…. Really glad you’re enjoying living here!
@johnwatson5235 Жыл бұрын
Alanna going on holiday is great and you can have the time of your life,but you can't beat coming home to a real cuppa and your own bed. Maybe even a Gregg's sausage roll and a bevvy at the local to round the holiday off. Then whinging about the crappy weather wishing you were away again 😂 Your as British as they come,go girl great vid as always 😊
@dabe1971 Жыл бұрын
Your generation is lucky to have the free museums - it wasn't always the case. I certainly remember only being able to visit occasionally as they were too expensive for my parents to afford for me and my sisters. Made it a real treat. If I recall you can thank the Labour Government of 1997 for making free national museums a promise that came to fruition in 2001.
@hairyairey Жыл бұрын
And all the successive governments for keeping it in place!
@duncancallum Жыл бұрын
I used to go to free museums in Scotland away back in the 50's
@keithygadget381 Жыл бұрын
Museums were free back when I was a kid in the early 1970’s.
@dabe1971 Жыл бұрын
@@keithygadget381 They were indeed, but Conservative government changes to funding caused them to run up huge debts meaning charges were introduced in the 1980’s at most - but not all - national museums. The British Museum was on the verge of breaking a 250 year old free entry policy before Labour came to power. The changes reversed the decline in attendance numbers with the Science History museum rising by 82%, the Natural History by 89% and the V&A by 157% !
@eze8970 Жыл бұрын
Glad you had a great Hol with 'The Butler' Alanna. With your hair highlights & jumper you looked like an excited & happy bumble bee! Keep crossing off those calendar & spreadsheet items until your next holiday! 🙏🙏
@callumbriggs3372 Жыл бұрын
i must say i dont watch this channel all the time but know about it and i am for sure seeing bits of british in yourself ie movement, words, accent and things that you like
@Andrew-uq4zo Жыл бұрын
Ya defo becoming British by evert vid gal respect to you glad you enjoyed ya hols n welcome back home ✌️🏴🇨🇦❤ x
@steveconnor746 Жыл бұрын
Loved the video. I'm off to Italy in October and looking forward to feeling homesick.
@graememorrison333 Жыл бұрын
Haha!
@jimcounter4945 Жыл бұрын
As a adopted Brit did you really think you wouldn't miss home, hope you had a great time.
@LADYDOBBS67 Жыл бұрын
Great content ❤ I've now subscribed 👍
@anitaherbert1037 Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your content
@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@gordonwallin2368 Жыл бұрын
Nice video-as always, Alana.Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
@ronhope3970 3 ай бұрын
I went to Italy once....was absolutely terrible, I forgot to pack my glasses and never saw a thing while I was there, even struggled getting home again.😆😆😂🙃😊
@richardlaasna8372 Жыл бұрын
Hi Alanna! I'm glad you had a good time in Firenze. With the culture, fashion, and landscape diversity plus the food and drink; Italy is hard to beat! I should know. I've been on at least 14 occasions. My late Mum was Italian. I agree with you on the coffee. The coffee over there can be way too strong!
@andyarmstrong1493 Жыл бұрын
Getting home, so good.
@marynagaraeva505 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts Alanna! It looks like you engaged and adapted to British routine deeply.😉 By the way we came back from York recently. I was surprised that most museums were not free compare to Edinburgh's attractions. But York is magnificent city.❤
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