It would end up here anyway . . .

[turtlespeed 226]

Try some humor - really, it won't hurt you . . .


John Smith started the day early having set hisalarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN ) for 6 am.

While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA ) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG )

He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA ), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE ) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA)


After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA ) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO ) to see how much he could spend today.

After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN ) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA ) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY ) filled it with GAS (from Saudi Arabia ) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.

At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his Computer (made in MALAYSIA ), John decided to relax for a while.

He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL ), poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE ) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA ),

and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA.


AND NOW HE'S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A US PRESIDENT . . . (MADE IN KENYA)

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[marks2065 0]

I always laugh at people when they tell me they are unemployed that drive a foriegn car and tell them that they put themselves in the unemployment line.

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I always laugh at people when they tell me they are unemployed that drive a foriegn car and tell them that they put themselves in the unemployment line.

The biggest idiots are the ones that think that they are
outsourcing "the others".

At Verizon, the managers would say, "We are part of a global organization."

The manager walks in and says, "Gee... we are really looking someone with an MBA. Do you have one?"
"No, but I've been doing this job for 12 years."
"Sorry, we have to stay competitive."

They outsource a part of the team. Then, the rest.

Then, their manager walks in and say, "Gee... we are really looking someone with an MBA. Do you have one?"
"No, but I've been doing this job for 12 years."

...and the manager is surprised that they have outsourced their own job. You don't need a project manager if their is no project.

I saw it at another company last year.
The manager was "part of the global team" until they
moved the project overseas. What an idiot.

[shropshire 0]

That was well done.


Globalisation ... It's great when it's going your way. If you can't compete ... you're just a customer.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Andy9o8 2]

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I always laugh at people when they tell me they are unemployed that drive a foriegn car and tell them that they put themselves in the unemployment line.

30 years ago, I used to feel that way. Then I came to realize that American cars have half the quality and last about half the lifetime of their Japanese competition. And consumers started voting with their feet and wallets. So at least with respect to cars, it's not the American consumer who's putting Americans out of work, it's the American manufacturer.

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it's not the American consumer who's putting Americans out of work, it's the American manufacturer.

I disagree, the consumer dictates what the manufacturer supplies.

For instance, in Australia and New Zealand, Mcdonalds (an american company) was losing profit and stores were (for the first time) closing down due to a decline in demand and a tendancy towards healthier food and swankier dinining experiences.

What did they do? The created healthy options and Mccafe, I am not talking about the American McCafe that consists of a coffee with fake cream pumped into it and suger sprinkled on top, but a nice cafe with really well made food, like paninis, gateaux, espressos, short blacks(real coffee), free internet and the option of your chicken burger being seared or fried (in the mcdonalds resturaunt attached to the McCafe).

I was so dissapointed when I came to the usa to get a nice cup of tea and a nice cake at McCafe like I do at home, to be given a polystyrene cup filled with luke warm water and a tea bag on the side still in its paper bag (Why do they do that?) and some non dairy creamer (if it's not dairy what is it? eeew!).

Why is it 'still' like that in USA and not in Australasia?

Because of customer demand, Americans still love thier double quarter pounder stacked with cheese and bacon and Australasians would rather have the option of a healthy meal and good coffee rather than that perculated burnt shit thats been sitting in on the element or in the flask for an hour or two!

The same goes with your cars, you ask for a big ass gas guzzler, you get one. You ask for a really reliable, efficient, inexpensive car that goes faster, longer and better than the gas guzzler, and you know what, you'll probably get one! just stop buying the gas guzzler!

The japanese 'had' to make more efficient cars as they don't have the same amount of room and atmoshphere (breating space) that America does, but there is nothing stopping america making small efficient cars. The huge barrier involved is the mindset of the consumer.

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

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The same goes with your cars, you ask for a big ass gas guzzler, you get one. You ask for a really reliable, efficient, inexpensive car that goes faster, longer and better than the gas guzzler, and you know what, you'll probably get one! just stop buying the gas guzzler!

The japanese 'had' to make more efficient cars as they don't have the same amount of room and atmoshphere (breating space) that America does, but there is nothing stopping america making small efficient cars. The huge barrier involved is the mindset of the consumer.

I wasn't referring to the fuel efficiency issue (which I acknowledge). I was referring to other-than-fuel quality, i.e., service reliability, durability/lifespan, quality of design and ergonomics, etc. Over the past 30 years the Japanese cars, as well as European makes like Volvo & VW consistently beat out the American cars in these metrics, while the American mfgrs produced yesteryear-era pieces of shit (comparatively speaking). And the American consumers got wise, and bought/spent accordingly. And the American mfgrs & designers, blissfully complacent in their short-sighted stagnation, lost market share to the foreign competition. And now they're crying poor. Well, boo-hoo.