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Isn't rather the opposite, the US that has bigger standards than the rest of the world? 
Oh, we did. Those of us who weren't born in the late-1990's know what a big car is. Check out this ad for rental cars:
http://blogs.cornell.edu/armapp/files/2013/03/4-space-28v7g0r.jpg
To make matters worse, my 16-year-old Toyota Camry is actually bigger than the Chevy Impalas of the 21st Century.