<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pynchonesque:
Sorry to be a pessimist, but I don't think one encounter with one agent warrants a conclusion about changing attitudes.</font>
Hence the reason I asked the question
Also, this attitude problem is being flagged in some of the serious UK newspapers now (Telegraph, 13th March for one). Tourists will simply start voting with their feet...