On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:17 AM, John Hodrien J.H.Hodrien@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.