AngusJS
I think you just hit the nail on the head. We are all different with different interests and opinion. Americans, like yourself, contrary to what others say do get out and travel internationally. For example: according to the AAA there were 6,000,000 Americans visiting Europe in 2008. Now those numbers of American travellers may not be up to the satisfaction of certain people here. But when you read the posts of those few it would, I think, lead one to believe nothing is ever done to their satisfaction.
I once thought there was more 'out there' internationally. But when I turned off the TV and got my boots on and tuned up my bicycle it got really interesting here in my own backyard and it's a BIG backyard.
http://www.aaanewsroom.net/Assets/Fi...Forecast08.pdf