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It looks just like the Taiwanese crap they sell to tourists in those shops with "tax free" signs, only it's made from really itchy wool and/or genuine twigs; and costs a years wages and a firstborn. I really don't understand how we can base our economy on hairdressers, plumbers and physical therapists trading services, but it seems to be working for the time being. |
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When there are no poor countries left on Earth we should hope that someone's built a ton of robots to do all the manufacturing and farming, or else we're totally screwed. |
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I work for a company that makes leading packaging machinery out West here. We still have good stuff here, but you have to look for it. But more to the point China no longer dominates the cheap stuff any more. When I cheap out on tools these days it's Indian or Mexican. Only time I buy Chinese typically is from a solid reputation Western company. And more often than not it ends up being Taiwanese rather than mainland.
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All the tools I've bought in the last few years have been from Harbor Freight, and indeed, they're made in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. There are definitely some relatively premium products that are from the mainland but you have to look really hard for them if it's not electronics related because it's such a small market. Often times they don't have the brand to be able to sell things at the higher price points so they will cut down on the quality a bit. Manufacturing in China is definitely in a tight spot thanks to the years of government subsidy and encouraging overcapacity, moving up is difficult with the reputation they've built for low quality, and they're getting squeezed at the bottom, though electronics assembly is still doing well and probably will be doing well for some time. |
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US is still #1 in military spending. We might be middle of the pack on everything else by now. I stopped caring about statistical comparisons awhile ago. I haven't used my bookmark to a site with stats from the CIA factbook in years.
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I did get the chance to meet many foreign exchange students from several different countries during college. I will say this of the Chinese students that I have met, their manners were better than the vast majority of the Californians that I have met, including myself. But they were still more open and blunt about matters than the Korean and Japanese students. One in particular was a graduate student. I happened to overhear her remark about my baby pictures, asking what happened to me. At one point she asked me if I could guess how old she was. I guessed the right answer but she wasn't happy about it. I kicked myself later, realizing how rude that was to a lady, but I was too concerned with getting the right answer at the time. My father tried. |
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^chinese students in America don't fall for the typical "mainlander" stereotype. If they can afford an American tuition, they are very wealthy. Those students are easily in the top 90th percentile.
Don't mention manners of Californian's, especially ones out to college to get away from home, to party... there is a reason why people leave where they came from. 99%+ of mainlanders have NEVER left china. One thing people don't understand about the Chinese, is the concept of FACE and how strong it is and how it drives everyday life everywhere in China. I've been to China maybe 8-10 times? I spent close to 2 years of my life there. |
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Someone recently pointed out to me that British people often perceive Norwegians as very rude because we ask them questions like "where do you live" and "what do you do for a living". These are things we routinely ask people we've just met, if we want to keep the conversation going after agreeing that the weather is nasty. Apparently, these are very private and sensitive matters for many Britons. My point is simply that even minor differences in culture can cause unintended friction. |
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They aren't really rude, they just do things differently. Crowded areas do that to people. Especially when you work 6-7 days a week. Time is important, so they are always in a rush.
Personal space in America is about 2-3 feet, arm distance, striking distance. Personal space in China is less than a foot. They line up in lines, RIGHT ON YOUR ASS. Get in line or someone will go in front of you. At fast food restaurants they don't throw away their trash. American perspective: I clean up after myself. Chinese perspective: I paid for the food. Chinese perspective 2: Person who cleans tables needs a job, don't do THEIR job. |
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A while back I noticed that there seemed to be a lot of military people on here so I started a thread in the Off Topic Lounge and titled it "Current or Ex Military Service Poll". Now being Canadian where we have a much smaller military and being kicked out is very rare the term Ex simply means you served but don't anymore. I had three different people from the U.S. point out (one nicely the other two not so much) that the term "Ex" Military was actually only appropriate for those with an "other than honourable" discharge, so in other words given the boot! It was pointed out that I should have said "former" instead. Now, none of this was a big deal (other then to the two that sent me really pissy PMs) but was a good example of how we can totally misunderstand somebody's perception based on cultural differences. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76061
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Only an American could be offended by a Canadian.
@swarb these were middle class students. I didn't spend nearly as much time with them as my family did, being myself preoccupied, but they talked extensively about their homes and family. My sister is a language major so she started hosting dinners every week for foreign exchange students at my mother's house. They didn't really talk about politics much though. The state school I attended was very cheap, and they were all but paying foreign students to come to our school(they were even heavily criticized for it too). BTW, I happen to be from California. :3 |
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