The United Kingdom is even less "united" than the United States!
In Ireland, all the signs are in Irish Gaelic with English shown below - a clear sign that English is NOT their first language. The people of the Republic of Ireland are fiercely independent of England.
The (many) UK newspapers are trashy tabloids (especially in London), dishing dirt. Very incendiary writing. Entertaining, but trashy.
The Brexit conflict may start a revolt, like the French revolution. Governments may topple, heads may roll.
The people are very nice and friendly. Lots of people from all over the world. Lots of Russian accents. Our desk guy in London was from Italy (Italiano vero).
The beer and wine are plentiful and diverse.
Public transit is 1000X better than anything we have here. Signs are weird until you lock into their mentality, then it's obvious. Train rails criss cross, and stations are shared by the different lines, so you can get to anywhere from anywhere easily.
Shoes apparently are a big fashion item - everyone seems to be wearing their own unique shoe styles.
We did not see much outside the cities, but what little we saw was beautiful country.
(1) Dublin is for young people who like to party and have relentless fun. (2) Edinburgh is more classic and laid back and cultural. (3) London is same as New York, Rome, Chicago, whatever.
Note that it is Edinburgh, not Edinburough. And you pronounce it "Edinburrrr".
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