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To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (5794)5/6/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: Kal  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9343
 
ditto,
culture is (the) big factor here.
also, the US is a rich country where people can afford the luxuries that are viewed as necessities. While people in other countries view those are extreme unnecessary luxuries - people're simply busy worrying whether they'll find enough food for tomorrow - or simply, the culture is not there to care about such things.