Terrence Fugate wrote:

> Has anyone but me noticed how American Standard the marriages in
> HBP's universes are? As an anthropologist, I'm interested all sorts of
> "human interactions."

American standard for much of the background. Cocktail hour, for
example.

There's very little cultural interpenetration. Nothing like the
Leningrad Cowboys performing Sweet Home Alabama with the Red Army
Chorus. Or Moranbong's Disney Show.