On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:17 AM, John Hodrien <j.h.hodr...@leeds.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> In the US, being dedicated to one's family means, among other things,
>> that you will buy them electronic devices.
>
> My wife doesn't even have an iPod yet, does that make me a bad person? ;)
Only if she likes music and you don't sing all the time...
> I'd say:
>
> In the UK, being dedicated to one's family means, among other things,
> finding
> ways to avoid buying most electronic devices.
It just got worse here with the Kindle fire release. Aside from being
a nice toy it will have an account attached for instant purchases from
Amazon.
> I buy old computer games, and she's *just* gone onto a £5 pounds a month
> mobile contract. You don't *have* to fully engage with modern society :)
Maybe, if all your friends and interests are local, and you don't
travel yourself. Even my family is spread across most of the country
these days.
--
Les Mikesell
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