The topic (as opposed to the article only) includes my personal anecdote above, which you might notice is in London, UK. I use words deliberately. Parent comme

The topic (as opposed to the article only) includes my personal anecdote above, which you might notice is in London, UK. I use words deliberately. Parent comment phrase "in Europe" typically includes UK as well, not just EU members. I'm already more than comfortably aware that the EU does not include the UK. But, UK habits are at present more like those on the continent of Europe than to USA. That's why I felt the anecdote relevant. What was your point again?