On 11/05/2011 6:49 PM, Giusi wrote:
> > ha scritto nel messaggio
> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Europeans, Brits precisely, wonder why US citizens are so irked at gas
>>> prices.
>>>
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13338754
>>>
>>
>> <shrug> The article was pretty clear. We have more daily commute
>> distance to cover than Brits (for instance) do and everybody is
>> looking for a deal. For instance, I learned yesterday that the
>> citizens of southern (Bavaria) Germany cross the boarder into Austria
>> to buy their gas. Why? Because it's cheaper there.
>
> My closest British friend commutes 1.25 hours each way to London. He reads
> and studies on the train.
>
>
The Brits have adjusted their lifestyles according to the fuel prices.
They either use public transport where appropriate or restrict their
traveling to short distances.

Interestingly enough, this was what people used to do when the horse was
their only mode of transport.

Krypsis