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I think a lot of US based techies don’t really know how much better their local services really are compared to the rest of the world. Finland didn’t get Netfli
by carlospwk 8y ago
I think a lot of US based techies don’t really know how much better their local services really are compared to the rest of the world. Finland didn’t get Netflix until 2012 and the selection is much less than in the US. The local online auction sites are not that great and nobody here uses Craigslist. Mailing packages is expensive and Fedex etc are for businesses only. To buy from Amazon, I have to go on the German site, Google Translate the page and try to figure out if they will ship here in the first place. Regular order takes almost 2 weeks to arrive. Amazon won’t ship a Kindle here.
- yxhuvud 8y agoAmazon won't ship Kindle to Sweden either, but they can still be bought using other online stores.
- SahAssar 8y agoI think you are underestimating your services, overestimating the US services or we have a very different experience in sweden vs finland. I can get next day shipping on most things pretty cheap, and I can buy most stuff I want to buy that way (including a legally mandated return and warranty policy). The difference I think is that most European cities do not need same-day delivery, since they are not built to have the car-heavy suburban sprawl that US cities have. I'd be surprised if you live in any urban area and don't have a walking distance to a store with the sort of things that same-day amazon delivery usually delivers in the US. And that's before even talking about that same-day is pretty limited in the US.