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[Calm-mind]

Mr. A: At home bike riding is popular these days
Mr. B: In a coutry like yours, ( ) people have tow or three cars at home?

To fill in ( ), more make sense? How about where.

Thank you very much

[buddhaheart]

In a formal question, I would rephrase it as �In a country like yours, are there many people who own two or three cars at home?� or �In a country like yours, do most people have two or three cars at home?�

As a statement, I would write �In a country like yours, most (a lot of) people have two or three cars at home.�

I honestly can�t see how �where� fits in as suggested!? Please explain.

[Mister Micawber]

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Mr. A: At home, bike-riding is popular these days.
Mr. B: In a country like yours, where people have two or three cars at home?


'Where' seems to work easily enough, if Mr B is surprised at the popularity of bicycles in a wealthy country of 2- or 3-car families.
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[wintersweet]

I agree; the second speaker is expressing surprise. "Where" fits, but "more" does not. That part is a clause describing "a country like yours." It clarifies why he is surprised that Mr. A's fellow citizens like to ride bicycles.

Mr. B could also say "In a country like yours, with so much money?" or "Even in a country like yours?" or "Even now, when it's the twenty-first century?"
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