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Originally Posted by frahse
1) We should all gather round the hearth singing and toasting plib, SeaKing and others for bringing to mind for me at least that any plane or helicopter, old, new, whole, or punctured, that is still air worthy is better than that open hatchway the jump-master is pushing you out of.
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Actually, I take that back. They all just reminded me what a boring and safe little life I've led so far.
At the risk of massively over-generalizing, I've found that Europeans in general, Belgians in particular, are less quick to embrace new technology than folks in North America. There are always exceptions, of course, but geekiness is far more accepted in NA than here. Brits are the exception, as they always are.
Once e-readers become more "mainstream" and prices make more sense, they will start to catch on here.