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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (15560)	1/4/2002 9:13:55 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi Maurice Winn; Re: "It's interesting how the effect of life and government seems to be independent of such documents, constitutions, laws and the like and social context seems to rule the day. Life in NZ is much the same as life in the USA, Japan, Europe, and elsewhere. Cultural norms seem to flow around the world, unimpeded by the official rules, which get changed to match the social context rather than the social context adapting to the rules laid down." This is a very astute observation. What is really going on is that there is only room, even on this vast planet, for only a few different life styles. Just as forest or meadow, once established, tends to remain forest or meadow, the various human lifestyles, once established, tend to crowd out the competition. Of the thousands of possible ways of living that one might learn about in history books, pretty much only one is now possible in the US (or NZ etc.). The others are mostly illegal, and the few remaining are bizarre (sp?) or at least impractical. But it's more detailed than that. Even the lifestyle of a typical Brazilian or Hong Kongese would violate various laws in the US, and probably vice-versa. For example, zoning laws in the US prevent families from living in the style of Hong Kong, and wandering around on the beach without a top is definitely against the law most places. -- Carl