IOS 6 iTunes and Appstore using IP Geolocation

So, I took the plunge and upgraded my iPad 3 to iOS 6 today and have found an interesting 'feature' that Apple have decided to drop in there. Basically, when i use my iPad at home, or at work, i connect to my company network which happens to host its Internet connection in the Netherlands whereas I live in the UK. I've never had a problem with thus before on my iOS devices but iOS 6 is clearly trying to be too clever and now happily displays my iTunes and Appstore content in Dutch - very, very unhelpful. I have a legitimate UK iPad, iTunes account etc. but clearly somebody decided they know better and that they believe Geolocation tracing by IP is accurate. Well, it's not and I'm hoping there is a way to disable this, although suspect there isnt't.
Downgrade to iOS 5 coming up methinks....

Hi There,
Well, I actually managed to get to the bottom of this and dispite my initial post, it turns out that this was in part user error!
When I downloaded and upgraded my iPad, my MBP was connected to my corporate network which has its Internet connect in Amsterdam. So, and I'm making an assumption here, I think somewhere along the line, Apple decided that I was located in Amsterdam and therefore signed me in to the Dutch AppStore and iTunes. So, I logged out of iTunes on my iPad and then re-logged in, ensuring that I was connected to a UK-based Internet service and everything re-sync'd with the right store and life is good again.
The maps are still truly, truly awful; satllite imagery is roughly the same quality that Google had when they started with Google Earth, and, for some reason, there are no road designations apart from road name i.e. we know a road as the A123 and the new maps app shows it as 'High Street'. Not helpful. Still, at least I can still buy stuff now in my own language!

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