The British Perspective: Life as an Expat

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Ever wondered what happens when two Brits spend a decade in Southeast Asia?

Turns out they start missing Gregg's sausage rolls and random conversations with strangers, while definitely not missing the Friday night fights.

Jack Austin and Adam Garcia unpack what it's like viewing their homeland from afar, exploring how distance changes perspective and whether the British dream (if there ever was one) is still alive in today's world.

From drunken pub quizzes to the eye-watering price of a pint, they're getting nostalgic about the good bits of Blighty while taking a brutally honest look at why they left and what might tempt them back (spoiler: not much).

Plus, Jack reveals the rather dramatic circumstances that led to his exit from the UK involving two soldiers, a glass bottle, and a life-changing court case.

🇬🇧 What We're Banging On About: 

00:00 - Setting the scene for our anglicised adventure 

02:00 - Jack's dramatic exit story involving soldiers and self-defense 

05:00 - The stark contrast of experiencing COVID in Vietnam vs the UK 

08:00 - What we actually miss (Greg's sausage rolls and conversations with strangers) 13:00 - The humble port scratching: a uniquely British delicacy 

15:00 - That underlying tension in British nightlife that could kick off at any moment 

20:00 - The warrior DNA that makes Brits love a good rumble 

24:00 - The current state of the UK and its concerning economic decline 

31:00 - How news and social media create divisive noise without solutions 

38:00 - Britain's identity crisis and the loss of assimilation 

44:00 - The striking poverty statistics they don't want you to see 

51:00 - Political memes and the lettuce that outlasted a Prime Minister 

54:00 - Would we ever return? (Only if they move the island closer to the Canaries)

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