99com007a, you are right. The general knowledge of an average european is far greater than that of an american. I have lived both in Europe and America extensively, and have met many different people. I remember having many conversations with europeans, mainly french, where I was trying to prove a point, and I was getting asked questoins from left and right, and at the end those questions made me change my mind. In other words, europeans look at something from many different angles, give a lot of thought before coming to a conclusion.