Flippancy aside I am seriously suggesting that although we came here accepting that many things would change we like to be in charge of any changes in order to cope with them. Movement implies change by very definition and it is often thrust upon us so that we just have to accept it or give up. We can only cater for the expected, the unexpected will always catch us wrong footed. Surely noone comes all this way expecting to have everything fall neatly into place. Not so long ago I really thought that I was trained to cope with change (did the courses at work) but found myself getting annoyed with the wife because she moved my favourite chair. Perceived wisdom tells me that had I said nothing for a couple of weeks I would never have minded so much as I got used to a new position. I realise that time doesn't always allow us to accept new/different things but for most of us it helps. A friend who has been here now for 14 years tells me that although he still misses UK sausages he has grown quite used to the Kiwi ones. Being further pressed he admits that he can't accurately remember what the Uk sausages tasted like anymore. So the question is, does he miss what he used to eat or ( like the things of our childhood), is it mere nostalgia?