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Originally Posted by jeff5may
European appliances are always going to be smaller and more energy-efficient in general...
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I think that there is another reason. European energy prices are about 2X what they are in North America. The US subsidizes energy via our global military presence. Even as I write, the US is indirectly (for sure), and directly (almost certainly) meddling in the internal affairs of Venezeuela, Iraq, Iran, the Caspian basin (and yet to be publicized areas in Africa)... all oil producing regions.
Also, European homes are usually smaller than in N. America, so smaller appliances fit in with the smaller homes. I live in a small home, and regular sized refrigerators really seem out of place. Also for me, too often the refrigerator is the place where food goes to die. I'm finding that a small capacity keeps me current on the contents of the food in the refrigerator.
-AC