Wow it had never occured to me that they wouldn't really get the whole MR idea overseas. But now that I think about it, why would they?

I mean I've gotten enough quizzical looks from gate agents and F/A's in America when I've been on MRs!

Thank you for your post! If I ever do a foreign MR I'll be sure to bring lots of print outs to explain WHY it would make sense to do the trip.