The U.K. From a US Perspective

[ukgimp]

http://www.shortlist.com/instant-improver/an-american-visited-the-uk-and-his-description-of-british-life-is-absolutely-perfect

I quite like this and feel slightly proud.

[JasonD]

I saw it going mad on FB and loved it then. Here is a Radio 5 interview with the guy.

It's great..... No guns, and put on a jumper!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p034l4br

[Brad]

>proud

You should be. Very nice island you've built.

[BoL]

Having switches at sockets is a good one, and "pay the price displayed".

We don't do Summer times and cheap petrol though.

Oh and it did mention no guns...

[littleman]

I agree, very nice country over there.  What I found interesting is the cultural differences.  The Brits I have met tend to be more free with their opinions than Americans.  They are less afraid of taking jabs at each other -- might be the lack of guns .

Re cops:
Is there a UK equivalent of the war on drugs?  I think our policies when it some to drugs have gone a long way to militarize  our law enforcement.  We seem to be in the beginning stages of starting to undo some of that.

[BoL]

The war on drugs is probably similar, there's lots of drugs about and a lack of police resources to properly enforce the laws on them.

The gun thing seems pretty huge when it comes to cops. Seems like US cops have to live a lot closer to the edge knowing that in a split second a gun can be produced, surely that leads to an edgier relationship.

[Rumbas]

Spot on imo.
..and could be true for the Scandinavians as well. We are quite similar in many ways.

[ukgimp]

Add to that Ras for Scandinavia

Beer is the most expensive in the entire world.