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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of these things wouldn’t bother me — I find the British polite rudeness hilarious—but I think many Americans don’t anticipate the issue with the daylight (even worse for Americans that move to Edinburgh).  All of Europe has fairly dodgy housing as far as insulation, appliances, etc.

I was shocked how dirty the trains on the tube are and the seats are wildly uncomfortable.  It makes wmata look elegant in comparison.  I’d been to London before and didn’t notice this but it was striking on my last visit, so I guess they haven’t upgraded in a while.  And of course the stations are terrible for disabled people, unlike DC.

I was also a little disappointed by some of the cheaper shopping — I remembered being able to get some real finds at M and S but now it just seems kind of meh.  Globalization comes for all of us, even London.  I went to harrods and it was just ridiculous — drippingly wealthy foreigners snatching up extremely expensive designer goods.  Great people watching but not really shopping.  And a little window into what I think has happened to the real estate.

I thought the parks were still quite nice though and didn’t have any problem with the food.  I think everything we had in London was pretty good except for (surprisingly) the Indian place we tried inn Kensington which was well rated but seemed pretty basic.
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My only issue with the food is the inexplicable British preoccupation with beetroot.[/quote]

Born in America hot dog and Jello-eating American here.  I enjoy eating beetroot.  I actually got used to eating beets because in my midwest city the diner-type restaurants serve beet chunks on the Greek salads.  Apparently it's Prince George's favorite vegetable.  People should be more open-minded![/quote]

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