<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Hagbard Viking:
[BWhat do Americans tote with them when they travel? In Europe the checked baggage allowance has been 20kg/44lbs (total, not per suitcase) for as long as I can remember and most people seem to be fine with it. Why isn't TWO times 22kg/50lbs enough in America?[/B]</font>
That is an excellent point, but EVERYTHING in the US has to be bigger than elsewhere.
Ever gotten a capuccino in Milano and one in the US at a Starbucks? I mean, the somewhat regular sized capuccino (a "short", in Starbuck-ese) is no longer even on the menu!! (tip: they will make one for you if you ask for it)