I spent two years in the UK. Was a member of a club over there. They don't use motorized carts - they walk. And it's not a lallygag walk. It's a brisk walk. I'm convinced that carts don't help pace of play. I know that older folks need 'em, and those with physical issues. They're a necessary evil.
But they play at a quicker pace. They're not there to talk business or family. Those conversations come after the round over a beer. And I had to make that adjustment. It was a difficult adjustment early on for me... I struggled for a couple of weeks because I felt like I was rushing around. But after a couple of weeks I got used to the quicker playing rhythm.
When I came back home 2 years later, I had to make another adjustment. Americans just play slower. Even the quicker players over here would be labeled slow over there. Golf in the US (generally speaking) is a reunion with buddies and drinks and acting up and having fun. In other words, golf is a lifestyle over here.
I didn't know I was a slow golfer until I experienced how the Brits keep things moving along, without course rangers. Golfers police themselves. If you're slow, your buddies will tell you to get the lead out of your ass and pick up your pace.
No one wants to admit they're slow. I didn't. But I was a slow player. And after a couple of years being back home in the states, I learned how to be a slow golfer again, because I had no other choice. Everyone is slow.