Outer space of The Matrix

[Euforia]

I think the Matrix is a network of cities, not just one, and some are given real names to make people more comfortable with the illusion. The real London, and the machine's version of it are probably very, very, different. As for people taking vacations to the Bahamas and such, I'd say those are clever constructs programmed by the machines to give the illusion of going to a place to 'relax'. The airport could be a piece of code that starts the transfer process to the construct, and the plane is the gateway to it.

As for the pill, Technically the choice was already made by people. So like Neo, those who wanted out would go, given the opportunity. Whether they like it or not, is a another story (Cypher). The real debate starts when people aren't properly researched, or if the people doing the extraction don't explain anything, thus leading to a forced type of extraction and either killed humans or confused one. It's the duty of the extractees to get the person to the level of wanting to leave, so they don't fight the programs that are keeping them alive.