Things we shall not miss about the USA -

This list isn't long so don't worry my American friends and they are only minor things!

• Chocolate - I am a chocoholic like so many women BUT American chocolate just doesn't cut it.
• Cheese - An unnaturally lurid yellow colour and expensive. Imported cheeses are available but we found them too dear. The fact that you can buy cheese in a spray can says a lot about how American's regard cheese!
• Bread - never found any that really did it for us. Too processed and the fact that it keeps for weeks in its bag without going mouldy, well.......
• Excess packaging everywhere. Americans don't seem to be into recycling yet and the amount of wasteful packaging is shameful.
• Tipping. Hate it but necessary evil here.
• Taxes - vary from state to state and never included when buying things and paying bills so you can never have the right money in your hand.
• Pounds and ounces, gallons and miles. Get metric America like the rest of the world. Unsure why the old system is still cherished so much.
• Being taken for being English all the time.
• Americans' who have no idea where New Zealand is. We've had people think it's near Sweden!
• People who do know where New Zealand is thinking it's hot there all the time.