European vs. American Fanaticism

From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Sat Jun 30 2001 - 19:28:38 MDT


Someone recently pointed out that Europeans would
never rise to the near Nazi-level of anti-smoking
hysteria that characterizes present-day America.

(I hope that this isn't another thread-killing
instance of Godwin's Law.)

So can anyone explain why is it that Americans (and the
English) get extreme about silly and unimportant things,
while Europeans save their going nuts for profound and
serious matters?

Lee Corbin



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