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Being less than 10 miles from the beach no matter where in town I was. That said I have woods now and I like that just as much.

Edit: I do miss how many concerts were always happening. Guess I'll go play my banjo.

I really miss my family and friends. And also pulled pork.

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.

Pizza, bagels, knishes, Jewish delis, and whitefish salad.

I moved from a decently sized city (100k inhabitants) to a small city (10k inhabitants) in a different country. I enjoy the more peaceful environment, but I miss being able to casually greet and talk with random strangers, as I don't know the language here and very few people here know English. It was so much easier to find events and things to do when I knew what everyone around me were talking about, and the posters were easy to read. I oftentimes find myself using a translating app, but it's a hassle, comparatively.

The food and the people

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.

There's a 24 hour bakery that also makes the most ~~disgusting~~ delicious 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.

I used to live in a dense mega-city. Traffic and pollution aside, I miss how most things were reachable by walking or a short public transportation ride. A convenience store on every other corner, grocery store 5-10 min ride/drive away, and everything you need within a 4 mile radius.

I miss being able to hear my own thoughts when I go out in nature.

We had a small restraunt similar to chipotle but like, way, way better. Nothing away from home even comes close, I miss that place.

I'm from Ft. Worth, TX and have lived in CT for 20 years and I couldn't put my finger on what exactly it was that I missed most about it until I went down there last year. It's the balmy evening breeze. Gets me every time.

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

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....

Definitely the curry - cheap and really tasty. Also the moors are great to wander in a Wuthering Heights kinda way.

All the mom and pop restaurants I grew up with that have since closed.

Also knowing all the short cuts it took through the neighbor's yards to get home.

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.

I miss the sandwiches. Every time I go back to Philly I eat too many.

Feeling superior to everyone.

Mountains.

The weather. Moved from Southern California to the Pacific Northwest. I like it here, but even after three decades the winter gloom still gets to me.

The bicyclability

I'm from a what was a little town in Western North Carolina and a kind of missed the smallness of it but now it's just turned into and Asheville suburb.

Home.

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.

One dozen warm, salty panisses rolled in a paper and an anisette to slide them down peacefully. Yes I'm a walking cliché so what

Zestos and Polly's Freeze and that's about it.

I miss their malts, they were always the best.

The food, the city, pretty much everything... Except the people