Hello from England

[FattyBoomBatty]

Originally Posted by Jakey

Well I've officially began my England experience. I flew into London at 9:00AM this morning (London time) and toured London all day with some guy from Australia that I met on my flight. A few London/England impressions so far:
-Overall, the people are very nice
-London drivers are f'ing crazy, especially with how incredibly narrow the streets are
-London's age makes it a beautiful city but it's age also leaves it as rather dirty
-The cleanliness of the city isn't helped by the fact that the number of trash cans on the sidewalks is quite limited due to them being spots that terrorists could place bombs (as explained by a London police officer)
-It seems like everything is roughly twice what it costs in the US

That would be the 2.2:1 or so exchange rate working for ya, or maybe against you. Over there, they get paid "twice as much" so everything is just as expensive for residents there as the same things here are to us.

[Jakey]

Originally Posted by FattyBoomBatty

Over there, they get paid "twice as much" so everything is just as expensive for residents there as the same things here are to us.

The minimum wage is higher but from what I've found out by talking to people, your statement is false.

Originally Posted by BuildADSM

what the heck are ya doing on the other side of the sea?

I'm touring farms and speaking at a workshop at John Deere's UK headquarters on Wednesday.