Just a small rant...

Why don't web sites trust me to enter in my own state's two letter abbreviation? Why must I pick from a drop-down menu? They trust me to enter my name, address, zip code, phone number, and credit card number (not to mention my credit card's security code), but not the two letter abbreviation for my state. Besides, if I enter my zip code, the state is not necessary as a zip code can exist in only one state. Why? Also, why, when I go to choose a country on a website is the good old USA at the bottom? The site is in English and there's a good chance that more than 50% of their visitors will be from the USA -- why the hell are Afghanistan and Angola at the top? Are we that PC these days or are we just LAZY!