Europeans and the internet

Following the recent story that 60% of British people are now online, a study by the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Industry in France has found that only 20% of French people have internet access at home. More significantly, more than half of the people surveyed did not foresee ever going online from home. The only other Western European country with the same slow growth of internet use is Spain, also with only 20% online at home. The full story from the BBC tries to suggest some possible reasons for these cultural differences.