So, yes, Google hasn't changed a bit. Curious about where the interview took place (I don't think there's a hotel across the street from Google in Dublin)
> Around a week later the recruiter called and once again reported "very good" feedback, so I could go on and have an on-site interview in London.
> The hotel was right across the street of the Google building, which I really liked a lot, since it meant I didn't have to find my way through London in the morning before the interview.
I'll just point them to this article whenever this kind of questioning happens again: (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373310 - questioning is the first comment)