Made in Taiwan
#31
11-24-2010 | 02:59 PM
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From: Highlands, NJ
As much as people hate to hear it, not everything made in China is inferior quality and not everything made in the USA is superior quality. There is just as much crap made in the USA, price is not the only factor.
The company I work for sells products to China, so they do buy some stuff.
The company I work for sells products to China, so they do buy some stuff.
Yeah, they do buy some goods from us. Key word is "some". Which they will probably use to produce some low cost low quality product.
Would you put tires made in China on your bike? I refuse to put them on my truck.
#32
11-24-2010 | 03:20 PM
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From: outskirts of ba habba
it's been this way for years, you just now realized it ? My 1986 Heritage Softtail I bought probably 7k in accessories for it when it was new, probably 40% of them had stickers indicating they were made else where back then, so you think 24 years later it's better, no way , but when you buy Harley accessories they are made to their standard and generally hold up better and fit better
8 duplicate posts, fingers must have spazed-out for a
couple seconds huh ??
Its all good...just busting yer chops
#33
11-24-2010 | 04:32 PM
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From: sunny florida
just seeing who's paying attention,really hit post review and the thing locked up, kept hitting post review and that's what happened, or I just felt strongly about that post and wanted to make it clear,yea that's it
#35
11-24-2010 | 05:31 PM
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From: Salem, Or
#40
11-30-2010 | 10:35 AM
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From: Heaven
The Nameless City Worker
Jobs in the city pay more than jobs at the factories. However, the cost of living in the city is much higher as well. It's not uncommon to find 4 or 5 people sharing a small apartment. Most unskilled jobs in Shanghai pay 1000 to 2000 RMB per month. Because of the low wages for unskilled workers, business create a lot of redundancy by employing a bunch of them. The restaurant industry is a prime example. They'll have multiple greeters at the door and who knows how many more waiters inside. On our train ride to Suzhou, there was a greeter at every single train car.
While the unskilled city worker may have access to far more entertainment choices than one of the 250,000 workers at the iPod factory, they generally don't make enough to really entertain themselves.
The English Speaking Worker
In a city like Shanghai, being able to speak English opens up a world of new possibilities for the Chinese worker. Speaking English also means more money - 3000 to 5000 RMB per month. For example, in order to work at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai, all employees (except cleaning staff) must be able to speak English or another language. The Grand Hyatt pays a lot more than a local hotel. Then again, they charge a ton more too!
A worker can make more money if he has a collage education. However, even if the worker is unskilled, as long as he can speak English, he's worth more than three times an unskilled worker.
FOR US TO KNOW,..1000 RMB ARE 150 USD....
5000 rmb = 750 USD.
Say no more.
Jobs in the city pay more than jobs at the factories. However, the cost of living in the city is much higher as well. It's not uncommon to find 4 or 5 people sharing a small apartment. Most unskilled jobs in Shanghai pay 1000 to 2000 RMB per month. Because of the low wages for unskilled workers, business create a lot of redundancy by employing a bunch of them. The restaurant industry is a prime example. They'll have multiple greeters at the door and who knows how many more waiters inside. On our train ride to Suzhou, there was a greeter at every single train car.
While the unskilled city worker may have access to far more entertainment choices than one of the 250,000 workers at the iPod factory, they generally don't make enough to really entertain themselves.
The English Speaking Worker
In a city like Shanghai, being able to speak English opens up a world of new possibilities for the Chinese worker. Speaking English also means more money - 3000 to 5000 RMB per month. For example, in order to work at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai, all employees (except cleaning staff) must be able to speak English or another language. The Grand Hyatt pays a lot more than a local hotel. Then again, they charge a ton more too!
A worker can make more money if he has a collage education. However, even if the worker is unskilled, as long as he can speak English, he's worth more than three times an unskilled worker.
FOR US TO KNOW,..1000 RMB ARE 150 USD....
5000 rmb = 750 USD.
Say no more.