That makes sense then ... also the prices ... scotches my impression that property prices were much cheaper in the States....
It does remind me of the story (and it may be apocryphal and I know not all americans are like this before I get flamed
... some of my best friends are American...) of the American tourist who when asked what he thought of Windsor Castle, replied that it was great but he couldn't understand why they had built it so close to Heathrow Airport....