I've been really impressed by the energy consciousness and awareness of sustainability here in the UK. All the power outlets have switches, from the lamps to the fridge to the cooker to the shower. When you're done you switch it off. No vampire charges -- good for conservation, good for the wallet. I'm thinking to retrofit our house that way.
Also, the food shopping experience is quite different. Ian was complaining that supermarkets are ruining food shopping. He wasn't talking about SuperWalmart or Wegmans, but stores like Martins or Food Lion. But for now there are still butchers and bakers and fishmongers and such in most towns. Really good food from real people. Why not? Why can't we do that any more? Convenience -- FEH! Efficiency --FEH! A Jedi craves not these things. Unfortunately, most Americans are not Jedi.
Is factory-produced food shipped across the country or the world so much better for the economy that we accept all the engineering and chemicals and tastelessness and all? Maybe. Wealth vs. Health, again.
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