your account is only valid for purchases in the USiTunes...

"Your account is only valid for purchases in the US iTunes store. Clicking will take you to this store"

First... I don't want to go to that store. I want the German store.

I get the above message whenever I try to buy or download anything from iTunes lately. As far as I can tell, all my addresses are set up for Germany where I live and I'm doing it German (language) but something is continuing to trick iTunes into thinking that my account is U.S. based.

Guess that leads to another question... do I need to have a U.S. account and a German account? If so, when did this B.S. start? Why does it matter where I am, especially if I want to buy a program or download a free one?

Anyway, I'm obviously aggrivated about this.

Thanks for any help. Also, I tried searching the forums but couldn't find a thread.