"Bob Muse" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:49:20 +0100, > wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:19:33 +0100, Tom Boltwood >,
> >wrote:
> >
> >>I can't believe you meant England in the UK
> >Ah but this an American's perception of what Brits think. <LMAO>
> >
> >As with most of these perceived views of life outside
> >the actual USA, the reality is rather different. :-)
> >
> >I would hate to post anything that smacked of politics,
> >but fuel taxation is politics, and so is the American perception of the
> >UK. Just because President B Liar and Prime Minister Bush are
> >interchangeable doesn't mean US fantasy swops with Real Life . <LOL>

> My perceptions of the UK were turned upside down when I visited there.
> They aren't from my armchair here in the states, they were formulated
> through dinner conversations with more than 40-50 people. Their
> opinions and attitudes varied of course, but they usually felt like
> the gas taxes were the right thing to do even if it created a hardship
> for them or at least guided their lifestyle where fuel was concerned..

Hmm. Where did you visit? An anti-car convention? ;o)

(More likely, somewhere like a leafy suburb of London, where a car is too
expensive to run when compared to plentiful public transport)

I must confess that I only know of one person who was happy with fuel prices
over here.

Finnish, and a fanatical anti-car cyclist, he found himself in the situation
of needing a license for his job, passed the test, and promptly moved to
Spain. Complaining about "rip-off Britain" as he packed..

Consider yourself trumped )

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Hairy One Kenobi

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reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!