Fiberbabe>>>>>
Let me offer another possible explanation - many of the countries represented in the listing may have reasonable email capabilities, but the bandwidth is likely prohibitively low to deal with the grandeur of all this. At least that was my experience in both Korea and China - internet access was a pathetic joke by comparison to how we're spoiled in the West. Another factor to consider!
Of all the possible reasons offered on why there is low AWADtalk participation, I believe that the one given by Fiberbabe is the more likely when it comes to Southeast Asia. The number of people owning computers is very low and not many have internet connection. Computer centers are the main sources of internet access and you pay by the hour to use it. I am afraid that what is considered commonplace in America (high-powered computers and internet access) is still a rarity for the majority of citizens in many countries.
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