...even worse, watching a TV without having paid her majesty's telly tax. Yes, Americans, there is an annual tax on TV sets in the UK.....
Having spent ~2 years in the early 1990's as a guest in the UK, one of the things that I always tell americans is not to complain about taxes.
TV taxes, road taxes, water spigot taxes, window taxes, door taxes, it never ends taxes.
But, one of the
good convenient things, is taxes were generally hidden in the total price, so whatever the price was, it was the price paid... not price + add on taxes.
Sort of the way american gas is sold.