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An emphasis on education |
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Family oriented
lifestyles |
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Outdoor living |
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Travels abroad |
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And above all…
Fast & early adopters of trends and new
technologies |
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Its pluralistic society
serves as a beta site for new products |
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High levels of consumption
relative to the rest of the world |
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The first to adopt ATM’s |
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Penetration of cable TV
85% |
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Penetration of cellular
phones - 80% (3 cellular phones per household) |
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Penetration of PC’s -
60% |
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No. 1 in Eurpoe: number
of transactions made with a credit card. |
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No. 3 in the world: number
of registered patents per capita (No. 13 in
the world in absolute number of patents) |