@Erik : what about me ? j/k I don't live in the US so I don't know if it's better there... I live in Canada (anyone knows where that is ? ) & we can't get rid of problems in a flash. [off topic] oh, and I knew a program that was on tv not too long ago. It was called "Talking to americans" by Mike Meyers or something, and they had all those silly questions like : Do you think us, Canadians, should stop putting older ppl on icebergs in the middle of the ocean and leave them to die ? And those Americans actually answered yes & believed the guy ! I was laughing so much that day !