"why does my phone work in 199 countries in the world but not the USA"
Obviously not buying the right phone
Why oh why is there such a difference between JAA and FAA?
Or, to take an opposite stance to Gertrude - could it be that being the largest GA operating country in the world, possibly (probably?) The largest aircraft operating country (numerically speaking) they have realised that a more common sense attitude to licensing is what is necessary?