Oh, yes, the world hit that was Minitel. I remember it well. It was a British contractor who created the web; the TCP/IP protocol was invented in the USA. Not

Oh, yes, the world hit that was Minitel. I remember it well. It was a British contractor who created the web; the TCP/IP protocol was invented in the USA. Not saying the English-speaking countries have a monopoly on innovation, but the VC ecosystems and the idea-to-market fast track that exists in the US does not exist in the EU, yet. A lot would need to change for that to become a threat to the US. On your other point, funny accents and non-American names can be found in all scientific and technology fields, but generally more often in the US than the EU, because that country was actually build by immigrants whereas the EU is very much set in the old ways and prefers locals.