# America or Western Europe?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 18, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-or-western-europe/593120 "2011-08-18T05:23:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-or-western-europe/593120/124 "2011-08-24T02:10:25Z")

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> [@Why is G-d so cruel in the OT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-g-d-so-cruel-in-the-ot/66102/308):
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> Is there any issue with littering in you neighborhood?

Yup, I’m afraid to leave my home because of the littering.

Sorry, this is just preposterous. Will you refuse to accept that one obstreperous 60-something is not representative of how people in the UK feel until _every single one of us_ shows up here and tells you we’re not afraid to leave our homes?

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