Origins and Home Created 14 years ago2010-04-13 12:12:28 UTC by kdunivan

Europe is huge; there are countries with no computer stores at all

Name one

Have you been to Johannesburg lately? or anywhere in Africa? I don't think so or you would know that you can't just go anywhere in Africa and buy a computer--well, not anymore. Africa used to be booming before apartheid. Like I said, my daughter has been there and I don't think she mentioned any computer stores--just bombed out buildings--high rise buildings. I think she said her and mom were run out by a local gang before they could finish their tour.

And you really can't compare rural areas in America versus rural area(s) in Europe cause trust me I am pretty rural where I live and I can still get whatever I need pretty easy--like I said--5 minutes to the store.

And just an add for ZombieLoffe...what do you u think would have happened if we didn't get involved in WWII? We would have had to fight the Germans eventually. Better be glad that Mexico didn't cooperate or Hitler would have tried to invade the mainland of the United States early on cause he wanted the fight--he knew he would have that fight sometime in the future. Not like we were going to sit back and watch the show and never be involved so to say that "we bailed out Europe" is sort of misnomer because the fight was already set in motion from the very beginning.

Europe is huge; there are countries with no computer stores at all

Name one

Sealand. Don't about Vatican City but I'm guessing there are no computer stores there.

Have you been to Johannesburg lately? or anywhere in Africa? I don't think so or you would know that you can't just go anywhere in Africa and buy a computer

Again making the mistake of generalising an entire continent based on your vague perceptions of it. I'm pretty sure you can find several computer stores in Johannesburg (maybe one of these fine locations?) and most other major metropolitan areas in Africa.

And you really can't compare rural areas in America versus rural area(s) in Europe cause trust me I am pretty rural where I live and I can still get whatever I need pretty easy--like I said--5 minutes to the store.

And of course, where you live is entirely representative of the entire United States. Just like you know all rural areas in Europe are completely different. Generalisations, generalisations. Rarely good for anything, them.

Don't about Vatican City but I'm guessing there are no computer stores there.

Of course there are computer stores in the Vatican. Where else would the Swiss Guards get their computers?

Ebay?

Ok then, If I wanted to move to lovely Sweden...what would it be like for me there. I know they have plenty of stores but I still wouldn't know about the services. Online research only gives you so much.

If a particular service exists in the states, you can be sure it exists here as well. There really is no discernable difference. Most people here have computers, and almost everyone has access to the internet from home.

My town has around 70k inhabitants, and everyone has access to 10mbit broadband. Sure there are some people out in the woods with no internet connection, but the same can be said for America.

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instead of shopping at Wal-Mart you'll buy your stuff at IKEA.

All of our furnitures are from IKEA, including the kitchen cabinets.

IKEA is the most popular furniture store in California.

America lags behind most European countries when it comes to fast broadband connection. Some people still use the modem, and most people use DSL at speed around 2 mbps. I know, I used to have that speed (or lower) until recently, and I live in Los Angeles, one of the biggest metropolitan areas in America.

may give you that the U.S. is "too much" of everything

USA is fat. Europe is balanced. Asia is skinny. Africa is undernourished.

USA is fat. Europe is balanced. Asia is skinny. Africa is undernourished.

Antarctica is penguins

Well, there you can generalise. It's very likely there are no computer stores in Antarctica.

Don't leave out the rest of the world, Striker.

And I think it's just 'cause it wouldn't get the best business in Antarctica. The places there are just too far apart. And they probably already have computers

That and there are only a minor handful of actual settlements in Antarctica. Most of the rest are Science camps and they have all their goods shipped to them from their respective owner country.

It's not about where you live that decides if you have a local computer store. It's about wether the owner of a computer store/franchise would find it profitable to run one there, or in a nearby town that is more central to smaller towns. It works like a hub. Smaller towns, will generally cluster and rely on a nearby larger town for some goods and services. Those larger towns, generally cluster around a small city, small cities cluster around huge cities, ect. Each time, the hub grows in scale. Therfore, it is generally safe to say that there will be a computer store within X number of miles/kilometers, with the distance reducing on proximity to a larger town/city/capitol.

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I love that! you went and found actual stores in Johannesburg....

I stand corrected! (and I am not mad!) (I am laughing my ass off!)

Ok, let's put this one to bed then and say that I am dumb ass who asked a dumb ass question and I really should just stay in dumb ass America cause everyone in Europe is going to laugh at me anyways. lol

I could move to Antarctica and open a computer store.....I am sure the penguins need some parts and internet hook-up. Gotta evolve right?

You could also set up a facility to determine what way does the toilet water drain over there

Oh yeah, what was this thread about? Origins?

I was born in Stockholm, Sweden and have lived there all my life. My father's relatives are Swedish as far back as I know and my mother's parents escaped communist Latvia in the 1950's.

Sealand.

Damn. Touche.