$7 a gallon! YIKES! We won't be driving and I am glad- I am totally afraid of driving on the wrong side of the road! LOL! All of these things sound wonderful!
If any British person ever criticizes my country, its policies, its people, or its president, I respond in the way they understand best: with icy courtesy. I turn to them slowly, survey them with unveiled contempt for the count of five, and then say in frozen but excruciatingly clear tones, "I do beg your pardon, but I don't recall soliciting your opinion on the matter." Then I turn away with an expression of cold distaste on my face.
Losing one's temper, acting outraged, launching into a diatribe, or otherwise showing emotion just makes you the loser. It's kind of like Japan in that way.