What dont you like about this hobby

[nachoman]

As noted, non-US modellers certainly do exist; there are far more Japanese modellers, in both absolute and relative terms, than American. I don't know how the German or British numbers compare to the American. Yes, the different countries' modellers don't completely mix online, but they do interact.

I didn't mean to imply that most modelers are North American, but in a given region the demographic is the same. I haven't been to germany, but I assume that model railroaders are similar over there, just German. I am just pointing out that someone who does not fit the standard demographic for model railroader is the person who would bring new ideas to the hobby. I'm not just talking about new scenery techniques and such, but new ways to look at a model trains. I am talking about the "gee, I would have never thought of that" or "thats an angle I would have never considered" reactions.