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============== 원문 ================ 미국사회에서의 바닥재중 카페트가 점유하는 비중은 55%전후를 넘나들고 있다. 그만큼 미국사회에서는 카페트가 바닥재중에 절대지존으로 자리잡고 있다. 왜 미국인들은 카페트를 그렇게도 많이 선호하는가? 미국에서 생각하고있는 카페트의 매력포인트 이유를 살펴보면 다음과 같다. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(미국 자료)</b></font> Choosing carpet is an investment that will out-survive many of the decorating changes within your home, for years to come, and is still the floor covering of choice for the majority of consumers in North America. Your floor represents your \"fifth wall\" and as the largest uninterrupted block of colour and design, it represents an important decorating decision. <font color=\"blue\"><b>Top reasons why to buy carpet:</b></font> <font color=\"blue\"><b>(Unlimited Home Decorating Possibilities!</b></font> Dynamic developments in fibre construction and manufacturing means that carpet, today, offers a greater variety of choice in texture, colour, style and price than any other type of floor covering. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(Exceptional Pocketbook Value!</b></font> Carpet is one of the least costly elements of room décor and the least costly type of flooring. Carpet offers the maximum value as a decorating investment. Compare price per square foot. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(Safety & Comfort Assured!</b></font> Carpet provides incomparable comfort. Soft on tiny feet, reduces leg and back fatigue, prevents slips, cushions falls and glass objects don\'t shatter. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(A Natural Insulator!</b></font> The physical properties of carpet make it an effective insulator against cold, which can reduce the cost of home heating and air conditioning, by increasing the R-value of the carpeted area. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(Peace, Quiet & Privacy Enhanced!</b></font> Carpet absorbs and contains noise, muffles distracting clatter, and offers more privacy from room to room. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(Indoor Air Quality Improved!</b></font> EPA scientists have concluded that carpet can be beneficial in trapping and immobilizing potential allergy-causing particles, preventing them from re-entering the indoor air system, if the carpet is regularly cleaned and properly maintained. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(Easy Care Durability!</b></font> Today\'s advanced technology enables manufacturers to offer carpet suitable for virtually any residential or commercial setting, with optimum built-in wear, soil, and stain resistance. <font color=\"blue\"><b>(Fashion, Value, Comfort, Warmth, Safety - </b></font> it is easy to understand why carpet is still the first choice in home furnishing that out-sells all other types of floor covering.