There was this one mom and pop burger joint that had the simplest, most basic, super greasiest burgers but to this day they were the best burgers I’ve ever tasted. The place was tucked away in an alley and it was one of those “you have to be a local to even know this exists” places.
Also, having moved from a smaller town to a bigger city, I miss how close everything and everyone was. You wanted to go see someone, or go do something, it was always just a walk away instead of having to deal with all the hullabaloo of traffic and bus lines and yada yada.
Honestly, not much.
I went from the west coast (Nevada) to the Chicago area. I miss a couple of friends, fast commutes, and good Mexican food. That’s about it. Chicago has so much more opportunity and access to a ton of things.
Chicago does have some amazing Mexican food though! To be fair, I haven’t had any in Nevada, but I would imagine it’s comparable?
There’s a larger portion of migrants from Mexico and South America, in general, so Nevada (the west coast really) has a ton more authentic selections.
There are some good places here, but it’s also sporadic whereas the west coast it’s all over the place!
Being next to my servers all the time.
Family and the memories, I think. And the hills, and maybe some of the architecture. Otherwise, every time I go back, I’m glad that I left.
The sunsets, and the smell after a rain.
Literally everything else can get fucked.
Hey, we left the same place
Maybe. Please select a food trope associated with your youth from the following:
Rubio’s or Del Taco
Cactus Cooler
Green chilies red chilies in and on everything always at every moment of every day
Glass boot full of rock-colored jelly beans
HEB
Basha’s
Smith’s
I think about Basha’s around Thanksgiving every year. The coupon game was intense back then
The last time I went back to visit my parents, I just sat in the living room and listened to the quiet. They’re on the outskirts of a small town, and there is zero traffic. The house stays at the right temperature with no fans or other mechanical help. The nearest neighbor is much further away than at my suburban house.
Oo, that’s a good one, yeah I didn’t even think of that but it’s just so much louder out here always. Brighter, too. I miss seeing the stars without all of the light pollution. If you’ve never laid down in an empty field away from city or town lights to see the stars in the absolute dark, it’s amazing.
Do you get to see a lot more stars out at night there?
There’s a 24 hour bakery that also makes the most
disgustingdelicious burgers: https://clarksbakery.co.uk/.It’s a mainstay after the pubs and clubs close and/or when you wake up and need something greasy.
Used to live right next to it. Would get hungry at night and go at 2am, then find myself regretting it as I have to wait for 20 minutes for all the drunks to be served!
Yusss that looks similar! I somehow doubt their 60 minute guarantee, being in the US and all, unfortunately lol
I don’t miss anything about the town I grew up in. It was full of chavs(who hated the fat nerd), had no entertainment options (the high street was banks and betting shops), very white and racist, 45 minute bus trip to the nearest cinema and the only thing it was known for was having a very high rate of teenage pregnancy.
I even lived there for a while after I came back from uni and tried really hard to keep in touch with my school friends but nobody made an effort.
Where I live now is much better.
The food and the people
Bagels (though now I make my own), fruit/veg, and Mexican food.
I moved to Germany from the USA and I now teach German to immigrants. The most universal experience for immigrants to Germany from warmer countries is the slow resignation not to even try peaches, corn, berries, or avocado (it’s reasonable based on geography, just still sad). I was astounded when my husband said he didn’t like peaches, but then I tried a German peach. They’re woody, flavorless, and expensive.
most fruit doesn’t travel very well. it’s very regional.
most fruits that are national/international are specifically bred for their ability to be transported long distances, and lack flavor and texture that local produce has. hence why your garden strawberries/tomatoes taste like 10x better than the ones at the store.
Nothing. Village of 1400 people, the only “shop” was the bakery, no other commercial activity whatsoever, anywhere to spend money was concentrated in one nearby town (one supermarket, one movie theatre with one screen, some doctors, some construction trades) surrounded by several similarly dismal villages. Loads of disillusioned teens headed for dead-end jobs in the surrounding area or lifelong unemployment, and probably the extreme right. Everybody with a bit of brain left as soon as possible.
(I just tried to check the results of the most recent national elections - it’s too tiny to have its results listed separately. They REALLY like conservatives down there.)
Nice landscape though, good for retirement you might think - until you learn that, since you left, all the doctors have moved away from the area, the teeny tiny hospital in that central town and the slightly larger one 30 minutes away by car have closed down and my parents now have to drive an hour (if traffic permits) to get to the hospital.
Gawwwd you made me think about that place, day ruined, thanks a lot…
Moved from a mega metropolis and got shuffled around a lot
Might be an oddity here but… I basically missed nothing. I grew up pretty sheltered, and on top of that my hometown didn’t really have much going for it despite its size. Probably the only redeeming quality is the high-quality public transit… which isn’t remotely as good as it seems if you actually live there
I think now that I’ve grown up & have more defined interests, my hometown is starting to feel a bit more exciting since there are all kinds of hobby groups & such… But still feels mostly soulless to me IMO
QuikTrip
Kansas City style BBQ
Cheez-Its
I live in Norway now and despite musing these things, wouldn’t trade them for my life now.
I’ll go eat taquitos at the QT and have diarrhea in your honor
What was your go to kansas city bbq place? Kansas city is our closest city.
Also maybe we could mail you a box of cheeze- its. They are so light.
Also so jealous of Norway. How did you get out of the middle of the US and go someplace so much better?
It used to be Smokin’ Guns in NKC. I think they closed up ago a few years back though. Best pulled pork in the ‘verse. Gates > Jackstack imo though.
I appreciate the cheezit offer, that’s very sweet. But probably something that seems better in my head than is in reality after all this time.
My husband works in tech and his skill set managed to match exactly what a bank here was looking for. It was a pipe dream turned reality of sorts. It was a big change but I’m grateful every day to live here. Language isn’t easy to learn as a middle aged person but after 5 years we know enough to get by.
Okay, will put a pin on that place.
When I was younger I loved the s’mores cereal and would often complain about how they stopped making it. They started making it again and I was so excited and it just wasn’t good. Products change, tastes change. It really is better off as a memory, likely.
And really that is so lucky! how cool.
Halloween. I grew up in the Boston area and absolutely loved the seasonal attractions.
Feeling superior to everyone.
The slim chance I’ll see one of my school friends while it and about. There is not no way I’ll see anyone I grew up with unless we plan to.
