thomblake comments on Love and Rationality: Less Wrongers on OKCupid - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 14 October 2010 08:59:18PM 4 points [-]

Something like that is practically unimaginable in North America

That's a mighty strong assertion to make about an entire contient that contains countries as different as, say, Canada and Nicaragua, or Alabama and San Francisco.

Comment author: Vladimir_M 14 October 2010 10:26:50PM 3 points [-]

OK, that was an imprecise statement -- by "North America," I meant the U.S. and Canada, not the standard usage of the term.

When it comes to the U.S. and Canada, however, I stand behind my assertion. There are indeed significant cultural differences between, say, Alabama and Northern California, but not when it comes to this question.