Yeap, although i'm just 35 (which makes me old enough to remember world maps showing "USSR" in school). But i suppose being a european makes it a bit different.

Yeap, although i'm just 35 (which makes me old enough to remember world maps showing "USSR" in school). But i suppose being a european makes it a bit different. We've been hit by terrorism a lot more frequently, and are involved in wars much closer to us than the US. Although to be fair a lot of european would have the same point of view as the typical HN user. Which reminds me of a recent trip i did to Israel. At the airport, some guy complained that people were searching his bag. Saying "why are they doing this, come on...". He seemed pissed. As for me, well I was extremely glad those people searched every single bags coming in the plane. But you're right, that was exactly my point.