>>>>> "TP" == Tim Peters <tim.one@home.com> writes: TP> Europeans do. Unfortunately, the Japanese seem to have little TP> use for it, while the Anglo-Europeans keep repeating how it TP> saves them from the nightmare of dealing with Japanese <0.9 TP> wink>. Heck, it's even more regional than that. Us Marylanders have some /serious/ concerns about the characters down in Virginia. -Barry