Well, I've now passed the four month mark here in Beijing, and have just about got acquainted with the basics of this vast city - at least the 10% of it I've explored. Time has flown by, and while I feel I've adapted to the Chinese lifestyle quite well, I've also started missing many aspects of England. So, in no particular order, here are 8 things I miss about my home country: 1. Football. I'll be frank - this has come as a huge surprise to me. I've never been much of a football fan - I don't even have a team. But of late, I've started to crave the beautiful game like never before. If I happen to see a match on the TV in my local restaurant, I'm glued; if I hear one of
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