I was surprised about it too. That and some room temperature beers. Also learned real quickly why no one sets up a british themed cuisine restaurant.
At least i was there before crime made it impossible to go out at night in a big city without getting knifed. Dont ever try locking a bike anywhere, they come by with cordless angle grinders and take the bikes, even with people watching and cctv recording it.
Yeah. I ordered a tuna fish sandwich. They slathered the bread with butter! I’m sorry, maybe it’s just me, but tuna fish and mayo doesn’t need butter. Plus all those minces and pies they make with strange meats, like living in the 1400’s. Last time I was in London, went to the Savoy hotel at at Gordon Ramsey’s place. The support staff was excellent (drop a fork and they hear it, they bring you one before you can ask) but the waiting staff and food quality very mediocre.
Yeah there is a show on Amazon Prime about the CCTV camera system - they have scores of manned stations observing the cameras and dispatching police to various scenes. From a civil society point of view it’s cool. From a civil rights pov, not so sure I like it. They catch everyone from public urinators to bike thieves to real serious criminals. Spent a few hours watching that show during one of my “lockdowns”.