> ... where algorithms are culture dependent and where not. Low level algorithms like quicksort definitely are not ... Aside on this. In a 1st year CS class I

> ... where algorithms are culture dependent and where not. Low level algorithms like quicksort definitely are not ... Aside on this. In a 1st year CS class I was surprised to learn that half the class had one method to count the number of days in a month (30 days hath September) and the other half had another (using their knuckles). The method a person knew depended on where they grew up, and neither group had heard of the other method. So at least some search algorithms are culturally dependent :)