Don't get me wrong -- I love living in overseas. I spent a year living in Europe back in the early '90s and had a blast. Now we're in Japan for three years (though with the base nearby, it's a little different than living as a student).
Having a telephone connected to an apartment in a reasonable amount of time was another annoyance.
I'm glad that we're not moving over here by ourselves -- phone lines (not the phones, you buy the line) cost in excess of $400! Crazy system they have here. I'm also not a huge fan of the per minute charges for local calls. Even though they are low, it's still annoying.
really missed having seasons
I think that's going to be an issue for us, too. Of course, I can probably find some way to take a quick trip to Alaska to cure that longing really fast.
American TV: Goddamn I miss the glitz of American TV. Yes, its disgusting and over the top but its ours and I love it.
The only thing I miss in that regard is HBO. I said for years that I would never pay extra for a channel like that, but when they started airing ads for Band of Brothers last year, I signed up. My wife and I were both surprised at how good the programming is and became fans of multiple shows including the Sopranos. I also was very impressed with their movie productions such as Band of Brothers but also a great many others. Now, I have to sit and watch this crazy Japanese stuff, though we have discovered a new game of trying to figure out what a TV show is about when we can't even remotely understand the spoken language or the writing (we're trying to learn, but it isn't easy!).