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Originally Posted by snowbird
I recall my intended-to-be-humorous observation, during the Meredith traffic circles discussion, that NH is construcing traffic circles while England is removing them.
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I have a lot of friends from England, many of whom I met when they did vacation rentals here at the lake, and I keep hearing the same story from them all the time. They've mentioned everything from roundabouts to healthcare and other policies. They always ask "Why are Americans trying to be more like us? We like [our way] so much we're scaling it back." It's true though... I always hear American politicians saying with great envy, "Well in OTHER westernized countries like England they have ______ and we don't." But in 3 trips to England to visit those same friends I'd hear their sentiments all over the street: "Our way doesn't work and we should take a closer look the way the Americans do it." Therefore it might be our own snob-nosed politicians thinking that everything about Europe is hip & trendy and makes more sense.