........ even the emergency number, 111
???? Isn't / wasn't the English number 999 ???
As the old joke goes.."We're landing in new Zealand, please put your watches back 30 years."
Wasn't it .... "Put your watches forward 2 (or as appropriate ) hours and back 30 years"
and the shops still close at 5.00 pm and Saturday afternoon. ( Supermarkets excepted )