>I guess it's like cars. In the US, cars tend to be automatic and there are
>huge cars the likes of which are rarely seen elsewhere. SUVs rumble along
>highways and you rarely see tiny Polos- in fact people tend to laugh at them.

Polos? What are... oh. I see. http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/

Polos aren't tiny.

Sparrows are tiny. :-) http://www.corbinmotors.com/products_sparrow1.html