15 Things That Are A Big Fat Mood For Everyone Who's Just Come Back From Europe

    Summer is over and everything sucks.

    Natalia Krslovic
    by Natalia Krslovic

    Content Producer

    1. First up, you have to battle some serious jet lag.

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    When you're lying awake at 2am trying to get to sleep, remember that all us fellow travellers are here with you, suffering in the dark.

    2. But you're in complete denial about said jet lag.

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    You're all: "This isn't right, I didn't even get jet lag on the way over!" But don't lie to yourself — the time zones are WAY worse coming back to Australia.

    3. Everyone comments on how tanned you are.

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    But you know that it'll disappear after a few showers, so lap up the compliments while it lasts.

    4. You and your travel buddies have separation anxiety.

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    Even though it's been less than 48 hours since you last saw them, you miss them a lot...so you should probably arrange to see them again this weekend.

    5. You have very little appetite.

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    You've been living on a diet of antipasti, fresh seafood and salads — with some pizza, pasta and cocktail buckets thrown in for good measure. But now that you're back home, you just don't enjoy your meals as much.

    6. You feel like everything at home is exactly the same — even though you've changed a lot.

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    You've been gone for at least a month and you feel like you've had a lifetime of adventures. But back at home, it feels like everything is exactly the same and it totally bums you out.

    7. But at the same time, you notice all the small changes and they kind of overwhelm you.

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    Maybe they've slightly rearranged the desks in the office, or your mum got a new haircut — however small the change, you pick up on it straight away.

    8. You don't know how to respond when people ask you, "What was the best part of your trip?"

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    Do you tell them about dancing on the tables in Mykonos, or seeing the purple-orange sunset in Croatia, or walking over ancient mosaics in Pompeii? You just can't decide.

    9. You get reverse culture shock.

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    After spending your days exploring a new city and going to sleep when the sun rises, you find it hard to transition back into your everyday routine. And hearing nothing but English being spoken unsettles you.

    10. You randomly feel a little sad at various times throughout the day.

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    The post-holiday blues are real and they suck.

    11. No one else laughs at things that you and your friends thought were HILARIOUS on your trip.

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    "You had to be there."

    12. And you know that some stories will never again see the light of day.

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    What happens in Rome stays in Rome. Literally.

    13. Time seems to move more slowly now that you're back at work or uni.

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    It might only be 10:30am but it feels like 2pm. And, like, it's time for a pizza and an Aperol spritz, no?

    14. And the only thing that gets you through the day is starting to plan your next holiday with the same travel buddies.

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    "Guys, should we go to South America, or do Mykonos 2.0?"

    15. But at the end of the day, you know that the price of readjusting to your everyday life was worth the adventure that you just had.

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    Here's hoping that you can do it all again next year! 🙏