high by our standards, but equipment is largely antiquated and usually dirty. There is a new project to modernize the British railroads which will cost a billion dollars before they're through but it's going to take several years to complete. England's buses charge only l1/2 a mile but although this is a better way of seeing the countryside than by train, the buses aren't much better than trains as far as being modern and comfortable is concerned. To see rural England best you should do it either by car or bicycle, if possible. Driving, as you know, is to the left, passing on the right. The principal highways are good, although traffic is getting too heavy for the facilities and trucks in particular are everywhere and just as objectionable in England as they are at home. The Esso gasoline company distributes a good free road map and there are ample service stations and garages. Renting a car in England is as practical as anywhere in the world. Even in season you pay only $25.50 a day plus .20 a mile. If you take a car by the week it comes to $95 with unlimited mileage, and including everything except gas and garage. § THE BRITISH. If you have in mind the classic cartoon character of an Englishman wearing a monocle, lacking in humor, and limiting his conversation to an occasional "By Jove"—forget about it. As far as physical appearance is concerned, the British look about the same as we do. Possibly they average a bit shorter in height. As far as a sense of humor is concerned, you'll find every type of humor in England, just as you will in our own land. And the one big advantage is that in England you can understand their jokes and they can understand yours. You can find every type of Englishman, just as you can every type of American. Good, bad, indifferent. No, I take that back. There is one kind you'll never find; one that wears a monocle and says "By Jove." The British people are good natured, hospitable, courteous, well disciplined, averagely handsome. And eat absolutely the worst food in the civilized world.
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