Personally, I don't buy gas, but with all the buzz from the media and whining from my friends, I know that gas is above $4 a gallon and people are angry.  This story from the Associated Press, however, puts the price we pay for gas into perpsective.  Many people pay way more for gas than we do: Germany tops the list at a stunning $11.49 per gallon.  However, some pay less:

Venezuela, too, is a gas-guzzler's wonderland. A gallon costs just 12 cents and consumers are snapping up SUVs even as Americans are shunning them. Thanks to long-held government subsidies and plenty of oil, Venezuelans see cheap fuel as a birthright.

"...see cheap fuel as a birthright."  Sound familiar?