- Apr 23, 2000
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I am just wondering what my options are for phones made in countries other than China? I am sure made in USA phones are out of the question (maybe some military phone), but maybe Japan? Taiwan? Other?
I remember 20-30 years ago when consumers bitched about shit being made in Japan. Now we WISH stuff was made in Japan and not by some slave laborer in china making 2 bucks an hour.
I remember 20-30 years ago when consumers bitched about shit being made in Japan. Now we WISH stuff was made in Japan and not by some slave laborer in china making 2 bucks an hour.
Haha, I remember that. It's funny how things change with the times.
In 20 years people maybe we will bitch about all the cheap Indian/African imports and we'll be GLAD to find a Chinese-made product...
I love these type of responses that always likes to spout out that evryone in China is poor and companies are paying slave wages.I remember 20-30 years ago when consumers bitched about shit being made in Japan. Now we WISH stuff was made in Japan and not by some slave laborer in china making 2 bucks an hour.
I love these type of responses that always likes to spout out that evryone in China is poor and companies are paying slave wages.
Alen was quite correct in his response. What I am saying is that you cant judge wages in another country by the wages in this country. Chinese kill to work for these foriegn owned business's because the salary and benefits far surpass any locally owned companies even though the wages would be lower than what you could earn in the USAAre you saying they aren't?
you cant judge wages in another country by the wages in this country
Alen was quite correct in his response. What I am saying is that you cant judge wages in another country by the wages in this country. Chinese kill to work for these foriegn owned business's because the salary and benefits far surpass any locally owned companies even though the wages would be lower than what you could earn in the USA
Some can some cant. The chinese ive seen just about all have better cell phones than I do and the iphone sells very well over there. They do need to pay more money for electronics (based on avg income) but they pay cheaper for food. I can buy a lb of filet mignon for less than $3 a lb. Veggies and fruits are penny on the dollar cheap.So yes they do pay more for some things but they also pay less for others and when you are balancing the cost of living you need to take all things into consideration. The point is after living over there in a very rural area of china for more than 10 years I can say that the the overall population is doing quite well. Or I can say it this way, the vast majority of the chinese can afford the things that they want to buy. They arent sitting in a shack hungry with no clothes to wear or electricity. Another thing to consider is if they really were so poor and cant afford these high end products you really need to walk around china and just look at the amount of electronic stores that are doing very well by selling these high scale products.
i would too hahathe last time i ate pork in front of an asian friend he told me about the growth steroids in the watermelons there and how they fed them to the pigs.
i usually try to avoid food from china