> I also get disconcerted
>when non american dictate how we, american,  are supposed to abide by
>your rules. I am answering to his because this is not the first time
>that some french or english person complain. Sorry!!!
>
I am american (USA) and I too would like to know what town, state and
country a person is writing from.  For several reasons.  One, are they
close to me? Two, as much as you may like to believe otherwise, the USA is
not all the same.  Things are very different, say in Boulder, Colorado than
in Valdosta, Georgia. I had my first child on an American Indian
Reservation-very different from my experience in a small Georgia town.
Patty Spanjer, RN, IBCLC
Dalton, GA, USA