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Originally Posted by Daekar
Is there no remaining tradition of small-scale agriculture or rural land ownership that would necessitate the private possession of true utility vehicles similar in function to our pickups in this country?
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I could be very off base by this comment, but I get the impression that the English tend to rely more on specialization than Americans. My imagination has this idea that if you are English and need bread, you go to the bakery to get a loaf. If you are English and need furniture moved, you hire movers to do it.
In the US, we tend to value autonomy more than other countries. If we need bread, we go to a general store such as Costco and get it along with batteries and a TV, or any other thing we might need. We might purchase a truck for moving the occasional large item instead of hiring someone else to do it. Come to think of it, I don't have a single friend that has hired a professional mover. They always ask for help from people that have a truck (me).
I think it's a different mindset about the importance of autonomy coupled with the fact that fuel and taxes for large vehicles are bloody expensive abroad.
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I'm not sure who gave so many women the idea that a vehicle is a thing to be chosen with emotion as the primary criterion, but it does seem to be true in many cases. Drives me nuts, because if it weren't so, we logical shoppers would have a better selection.
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I like the following
article by Mr. Stoner on his explanation of the general difference between men and women.