Howdy folks!
Well, it's been a while. A couple years since I last posted and a couple more than that since I've been a regular. A lot's happened in the last 5 years - I'm back in the states now, did the army thing for a few years.
Y'know it's kinda funny, I moved to Scotland when I was 6 years old and grew up there - I moved back at the beginning of 2011, at 21 years old - and I often thought of myself as being American. I certainly went through a lot of BS to get here! Now I've been here a while, I realize how wrong I was! The cultural shift has been (and often still is) jarring and I find it more, rather than less, difficult as time goes on!
Well, my british birth certificate got lost in the move (either shredded on the way out or in storage back in Scotland - unobtainable at any rate) but I ordered a replacement and I'm going to get my British passport which I very foolishly didn't do before I left. Any amount of luck, I'll be able to find my way back to the highlands eventually!
Moral of my story, I guess, is that the grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side - in fact, there might be a good reason why you're on the side you're on in the first place.
In the meantime, I hope to get reacquainted with the forum - I'm sure a lot's changed!
In closing, I miss haggis, fish and chips, irn bru, pot noodles and rain - oh, how I miss rain. And tea - hot tea. Strong, hot tea.
I even miss the people!
Pete
PS: I also miss the cat in my display pic - he's with a friend now, wonder if he remembers me!
Well, it's been a while. A couple years since I last posted and a couple more than that since I've been a regular. A lot's happened in the last 5 years - I'm back in the states now, did the army thing for a few years.
Y'know it's kinda funny, I moved to Scotland when I was 6 years old and grew up there - I moved back at the beginning of 2011, at 21 years old - and I often thought of myself as being American. I certainly went through a lot of BS to get here! Now I've been here a while, I realize how wrong I was! The cultural shift has been (and often still is) jarring and I find it more, rather than less, difficult as time goes on!
Well, my british birth certificate got lost in the move (either shredded on the way out or in storage back in Scotland - unobtainable at any rate) but I ordered a replacement and I'm going to get my British passport which I very foolishly didn't do before I left. Any amount of luck, I'll be able to find my way back to the highlands eventually!
Moral of my story, I guess, is that the grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side - in fact, there might be a good reason why you're on the side you're on in the first place.
In the meantime, I hope to get reacquainted with the forum - I'm sure a lot's changed!
In closing, I miss haggis, fish and chips, irn bru, pot noodles and rain - oh, how I miss rain. And tea - hot tea. Strong, hot tea.
I even miss the people!
Pete
PS: I also miss the cat in my display pic - he's with a friend now, wonder if he remembers me!
