[derleth]

It would be great if you could defend your position without using the logical fallacy of the false dilemma.

[teamonkey]

I think his comment has more insight than you give him credit for. I would say that culturally, Europeans just care a lot less about startups (and business and money making) than Americans. I think that's the biggest reason why they're less common in Europe.

[Qualifier: I am a European now living in North America]