Our beer is better. Good beer makes up for most things. ![Beer Grin :beergrin:](http://www.intensitysquared.com/Smileys/default/beergrin.gif)
.. and don't forget some revolutionary music over the years.
You live in the shadows of many greats, so your perspective of "The Beatles," "The Rolling Stones," "Richard Thompson," and a list of dozens of otheres for instance, is quite skewed .
Thje rest of the world bought their music with their dollars, yen, marks, kopecks, etc, in huge numbers. It is the best way of showing acceptance - opening the purse.