Hahaha! I also started my very first garage in England. This was before any DLC was made for the game, so everything looked... well.... there was a lot of sunflower fields.

When additions to the game came, especially after Scandinavia, I really stopped going to England, Poland, France, etc. They just didn't look as good. Over time I got over that and went everywhere and now I have a garage in many places. Today the only major ETS2 country I don't have a garage in is Turkey. I just don't go that direction much anymore, yet I got to Bulgaria and other countries around there. (Can't wait for the Balkins / Greece).
I think that new hires should cost more each time maybe? That seems unrealistic though, but it might ad some more challenge when growing. (Nix my idea, it should be an option).