Guensey...first impressions

Before coming to Guernsey I read (or rather listened to on audiobook) the novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book I would definitely recommend. Despite those who sneer at the title, it is informative and gives serious insight into island life during and after WWII. Guernsey and its neighbouring island, Jersey, (and one more island in the English Channel I think) were the only English territories occupied by the Germans during the war.
And yes, Guernsey and Jersey cows are from these islands. They produce all their own milk, cream and cheese.

The island is beautiful - blue-green sea and large cliffs with tossing waves, healthy looking lawns, lots of victorian-style houses, winding roads and stone brick streets. I had a cream tea today (tea accompanied by a large scone, butter, jam and cream) at the Cobo Tea Room, a small little restaurant on the coast with a window facing the sea.

My impressions of the island? Tiny roads!!They seem far too small for two lanes but the Guernsey divers are trained from infancy (or somewhere close I'm sure) to navigate and squeeze past oncoming traffic. And the drivers are very considerate of one another, constantly letting other cars filter into the traffic ahead of them and patiently waiting while someone expertly reverses into their driveway or parking space from the middle of the road. I think the population size (about 65 000 people in total) must contribute to this general feeling of consideration and trust...There is this thing called "the hedge trust" where people will place their home-grown veges (or eggs or chopped wood) in boxes on the hedges around their houses with the price painted on the side of the box, and anyone walking by who wants some of the said produce will (and is expected to) take and leave the right payment. Or maybe the small population size contributes to works as a policing system itself; if you misbehave in public someone you know, or someone who knows your parents or teacher or vicar, is likely to report you.