On holiday and pining for home.

Last week I took my family on holiday for a week, 7 days in Devon, 7 dry and warm days with some very good sunshine, days out everyday, swimming, kids entertainment and the little ones meeting lots of new friends around the holiday park, but……

My little 3 year old boy wanted to go home after 4 days, to the point he even cried out in his sleep on the last night that he “wanted to go home”.

Strange boy I thought until I saw this below survey.

A new study has revealed that a comfortable bed and a good cup of tea are amongst those things that we miss most whilst on holiday abroad. The research, found that 42 per cent of the nation identified that they will miss their own bed more than they will their friends, family or partner this summer, however for one in five of us, it’ll be a good cup of tea that we long for whilst on holiday. 23 per cent will pine for pets whilst sunning themselves on the beach and one in 10 of us will miss our favourite TV series.

I’m not too sure what my boy missed the most, he loves his bed, even though he ends up in my some time in the middle of the night.

Here’s the nations countdown.

1.    Our own bed

2.    Our pet

3.    Our own toilet

4.    Tea bags

5.    Wifi

6.    Laptop

7.    Television

8.    Relatives

9.    Our friends

10.  Our fridge of food

Another poll found that nearly two thirds of us admit to loading up our suitcases with our favourite foods when travelling, with many admitting we struggle to find the brands we’re used to when in a foreign country.

I went on a work trip to Mexico a few years back, a colleague of mine had packed 21 cans of Heinz Baked Beans, that is all he ever ate along with bread.

A further 48 per cent claim it’s to avoid the extortionate prices found in foreign supermarkets for British brands. The survey found that over half of holidaymakers can’t resist a proper ‘brew’ and pack their own teabags – with women being more likely to pack them.

1)    Teabags – 54%

2)    Biscuits – 48%

3)    Instant Coffee – 31%

4)    Crisps – 17%

5)    Brown Sauce – 15%

6)    Noodles – 11%

7)    Tomato Ketchup – 9%

8)    Powdered Milk – 6%

9)    Sugar – 6%

10)  Instant Mashed Potato – 3%

From the above list I have only ever taken Tea Bags with me, and I don’t think I would even take them now.

What about you? Do you think this is a fair assessment of us Brits?