I think most of Europe is like that. It is true that British people do make more of their identity about it, and they tend to ignore _really_ old stuff (i.e. m

I think most of Europe is like that. It is true that British people do make more of their identity about it, and they tend to ignore _really_ old stuff (i.e. most of the quirky stuff is Victorian, not _that_ old). (disclaimer, am British)