From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   John Levine  wrote:   
      
   >>>Glad I could help clarify that pesky difference between the US and   
   >>>Australia.   
      
   >>Is there some reason why there wouldn't be commerce in common with Australia   
   >>and New Zealand, given proximity to those countries and not to US?   
      
   >Because it's part of the US, uses US money, and has no tariff barriers   
   >with the US.  Its main exports are canned tuna and football players,   
   >both of which go to the US.   
      
   Except to Hawaii, there's little opportunity for same-day travel, so that   
   makes sharing a calendar day unimportant. Also, with the six hour time   
   difference with New York and Washington, there's not a lot of the work   
   day shared either.   
      
   >(It's Samoa with an "a", you know.)   
      
   Yes, John, I caught the misspelling after I sent the article.   
      
   >obRail: there is no rail-based trade between American Samoa and Samoa,   
   >since there still aren't any railroads on either.   
      
   Do you know of any relationship between railroads and standard time, John?   
      
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