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Absolutely. As a continental European, I am always discussing with my fellow Europeans such matters; like when Hans bought a new Mercedes-Benz automobile. Silly man, doesn't he know a Dacia does the same thing for less? We all had a hearty chuckle about it.

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Look, I know where you are coming from, but I'm sure you know it's not the same thing.

It's not a culture of being cheap.

Is a culture of not valuing, in particular, the Apple tax.

A huge amount of people in Europe happily overpay for their cars. In any country of western or southern Europe you'll see tons of Mercedes.

I feel like you got offended by my comment as if I was criticising Europeans somehow. I wasn't.

But in Europe there’s no apple tax. iPhones are often cheaper than the high end android phones here

Except most population gets pre-paid cards with cheap Android devices.

Maybe in poor southern Europe?

I would include all the European countries with exception of Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, UK and Scandinavian countries, the tier 1 countries in income level.

I've had both. But after your 28th phone, 4th for wife (cause they never lose or break em) and 609th one for kids, the thrill wore off a line time ago. Phones are a blur.

Nonetheless I'm pretty sure apple would not want to hear X likes apple hates android merely b/c it reads apple where it disappears into NY Post page 6 buzz and gossip thing eg vapid nonsense

I think they want to hear they like apple because of its hw/sw features and tight integration.

Brand is a by way to tqa which is a by way to sqa (isakawa). Fanboys are repulsive to anybody who cares about products and services

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