International communication costs, just in different places

This Shark Tank compilation made me chuckle when I saw the comment on international email prices, because I've experienced this very question more than once.

The people who ask generally fall into one of two camps:

  • Users who are not technical or business minded, and are just worried about the increased costs.
  • Users who are technical/business mind and have trouble understanding why there isn't an increased cost.

But let's face it, it's not exactly an unreasonable train of thought - the email is going further, why shouldn't it cost more?