On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:17 AM, John Hodrien <J.H.Hodrien@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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 lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos