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Originally posted by hboGYT View PostIt's not price oriented stupidity, but cost-effectiveness optimisation. Western good are more economic when you need functionality, precision or reliability, but in terms of mere durability, you're better off buying a Chinese make of fair quality at a fraction of the price, especially of products that come with warranties and that get replaced every few years anyway.
As an aside, DOR, you mentioned Jardines, would you say that Jardines is still a good career option nowadays?Trust me?
I'm an economist!
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Originally posted by Toby View Postipads and iphones are western designs made cheaply in China using Western machinery. Lets face it DOR your understanding of Engineering is none existent!
Say what you like, China manufacturers a massive amount of low quality goods. The majority of which is inferior compared to European or Western goods. Its just price orientated stupidity that keeps their exports afloat. Certainly not the quality.Trust me?
I'm an economist!
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Originally posted by Toby View PostEspecially doctors, Half are overly optimistic while the other half spend their time being dismissive......
Again, how is this an argument to eschew the wisdom of those who are more educated than you in the current topic?
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Originally posted by Toby View PostTis I!
Everything that is manufactured is designed. The horse pulls the cart where I'm from.
I don't get how a Chinese firm manufacturing high quality goods with Western machinery and practices is any less of an accomplishment than a Western firm manufacturing high quality goods with Western machinery and practices. They have done exactly the same thing. Firms are going to use the state of art machinery and practices, which happen to be Western in many cases due to its head start. In the case of smart phones, Foxconn may have already stolen the lead due to investment and experience mass producing them. Practice makes perfect.
In fact, the more I think about your post, the more confused I become. In today's interconnected global economy, not many countries can economically equip its entire industry. Only a handful of countries can produce precision CNC machine tools. If we disaggregate the West into individual countries which you arbitrarily aggregated, then by your logic, not many of them can produce high quality goods either.
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Originally posted by hboGYT View PostNot a come back at all. As someone who's medically untrained, what can you do when you're faced with medical advice that you don't like? You can ask questions or get second opinions, but ultimately you have to defer to doctors' expertise. The bottom line is, you can't diagnose anything beyond common ailments without a doctor.
Again, how is this an argument to eschew the wisdom of those who are more educated than you in the current topic?No such thing as a good tax - Churchill
To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.
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Originally posted by hboGYT View PostNot a come back at all. As someone who's medically untrained, what can you do when you're faced with medical advice that you don't like? You can ask questions or get second opinions, but ultimately you have to defer to doctors' expertise. The bottom line is, you can't diagnose anything beyond common ailments without a doctor.
Again, how is this an argument to eschew the wisdom of those who are more educated than you in the current topic?
If only economists were treated with as much respect ...Trust me?
I'm an economist!
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Originally posted by Toby View PostTis I!
Everything that is manufactured is designed. The horse pulls the cart where I'm from.
Faults included the electrical system continually short circuiting, leaking roof,timing chain snapping,premature oil and water pump failure,and the rear axle falling off.
I don't think I need to go on about the Austin Allegro, which was probably one of the worse made cars.
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