While sitting by the pool in Palm Springs it occurred to me that one of the critical differences between America and England is quantity. Here’s a few examples

• The average restaurant serving
• Choices of simple things like bread/cheese in a supermarket
• The number of swimming pools at a holiday resort

It is of course the last one that cleared it up for me. The resort we are staying in has many pools. Not uncommon, you might think. Well, the main pool are has 3 large pools plus some hot-tubs. But there are other pools located close by as well as pools dotted around the via complex’s. While some of these pools are busy others are relatively quiet and peaceful. It’s this level of choice and quantity that seems to make things better over here. I’ve been on many a european holiday where the large campsite has one pool, or the hotel has one pool that everyone crowds around. Here there’s just so much choice that you can seek out the quite atmosphere.