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The real reason is that the internet is the only acceptable way to communicate in public, especially in London
Consider it the first, tentative steps towards the rebuilding of the old British Empire!
The car one is easy to explain. Popular cars in the UK tend to be different to popular cars in the US. We tend to be more influenced by European marques and designs, which tend to be smaller cars in general. Those stupidly large machines that get driven in North American would need half the UK turned into roads or car park if they obtained widespread adoption over here.
Not personally, but it's difficult to walk out the front door without falling over several. In London it's got to the point where anyone with any creativity about them deliberately avoids the Porsche and goes for something else.
so so true... *sigh*
Not saying there's anything wrong with them. It's just where I live they've become so commonplace that people are now avoiding them in order to stand out from their neighbours.
