don’t really know what gyms in the UK are like because I’ve been in so few of them, but the ones here are great - more like a social club than anything. my sister said the same thing about a diff place when she lived here. there’s a stack of daily papers next to the weights and a small seating corner too (its like one big room with a shower/changing room at the back).
week 2 and i’m on nodding hello and ciao terms.