The Wife like any one has homesickness and misses various bits n bobs. But I guess she came at a good age, where she was not to young but had not become set in her ways. She has been lucky meeting people both phill and from elsewhere. She was lucky she had good English skills which helped her speak landan init like a local.
I think also considering her age she has a good range of phill friends both those who she can go clubbing with and those who are more mature and calming infulence. Ie so friends who act in her peer group but also ones who can act as surrogate aunts.
Now she frequents embassy club,concoon ,china white etc she found the club scene on her return visits to Phill a bit tame

We are also lucky that in our local green grocers and other food shops we have a wide varitey of foods which she is used to.

I do think a lot of thought and prepration has to be done by the brit and phill. Many put loads of effort into Visas and yet forget how both are going to fair once your together. If you think your live in a country just like phill then thats the first mistake

Its not just tough on the Phill, the Brit will also have to make scarfices (of course not as hard as being 8 k away from home) change food, put up with mood swings, be prepared for deaths illiness or other major worries affecting family members abroad. Many will have to give up any holidays or travel not phill related. The constant check to ensure brit to phill comms are as cheap and efficent as possible.
Phone calls from family members at silly o clock in the morning.

At least at first having a person who although an adult cant leave the house alone as everything is alien to them. My Wife also found it worrying being on her own if i went out.

The Wife also didn't realise how much heating cost and we had a bill shortly after arrival that could have lit up most of the UK for a few weeks. Accidently rang on her mobile direct to phill not the discount line.

These issues can stress both of the partners.

ITs tough but worth it I guess for the chance to smell dried fish