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i have no fucking clue on most of the questions you asked. i will answer some questions you didnt ask though, based on my observations and memories.
1. yeast extract tastes great when youre 10, but may induce vomiting in adults.
2. candy / chocolate is way better in europe.
3. roundabouts are brilliant in theory, terrifying in reality.
4. mass transportation in great. we rented a car while over there, but it was more for the experience of driving on the wrong side of the car on the wrong side of the road. we could just as easily, and for a bit less money, used trains / taxis / buses to get anywhere in the country we wanted to go, and in many cases get there quicker.
5. i saw a *lot* of people talking to themselves. many more than i would have expected. take from that what you will.
6. i guess the licensing fees are controversial in the UK. all i know is that i saw exactly zero commercials in the small amount of time i spent watching tv. if its like that all the time, i dont really see what the big deal is. for what its worth, all i watched were the BBC stations, they have some neat shows over there.
7. in the two years i spent there, the schools taught everything temperature-related in centigrade. i imagine, but cannot confirm, that oven dials would be in centigrade. for reference, 350 F would be about 177 C.
8. the bottled sodas i picked up at the convenience stores (newsagents?) seemed to be about the same size, weight and feel of a 20 oz. bottle here. the sodas were generally made with sugar instead of corn syrup and you could get a 2 litre botlle of evian water for what came to about 95 cents.
~james
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