Just a question tho.
How do they survive when the west stop buying their shit cause it is bankrupt?
Just a question tho.haha yes. ant-like cloners. do not have the creative mind of the caucasian. ;D
How do they survive when the west stop buying their shit cause it is bankrupt?
A more toned down, realistic view is that they are indeed progressing after copying for decades the ways of the westerner/ russian man especially in the economic domain, but they are extremely fragile; 3/4 of their population is living in the dark age still. Yes their salaries and quality of life is progressing in the cities, but what when the west goes bankrupt and dont buy their crap anymore? Also their productivity has grown at the expense of health , their whole country is polluted beyond repair.
Still I think they have something that will allow them to survive in the future; their ant like view of life/mankind. Occidentals, whites, westerners are disapearing because they became way too egocentrical after abandoning religion. But the few who will remain will probably mix with chinese/ japanese. Simply because white and asian are superior to every other races on earth.
The Chinese would need to rebalance towards domestic consumption, something many experts think they should already be doing right now (concurrent with a rebalancing by the US and Europe).
If what you say really happens, then I'd imagine a not insignificant chunk of those 948 million people living on less than $5 a day are going to get a little bit upset with their government, given that it allows them very little political rights but promises economic benefits in exchange. Even if 99% of these people remain on the sidelines, the Chinese government will be facing a rebellion larger than any military on earth.
I guess you see why they try to control everybody's minds so that no one thinks of such things.
haha yes. ant-like cloners. do not have the creative mind of the caucasian. ;D
just look at the asians domination on sites like ebay. shameless copying of the white mans work and then massproduced as a shit non-quality controlled product.
they do have an strong point in tenacity about them. but it's mostly annoying.
racist-rant over.
What have u done for our fine white race sir?studying to become an engineer. other than that you don't know anything about what I have done and that's besides the point anyways.
studying to become an engineer. other than that you don't know anything about what I have done and that's besides the point anyways.
Please shareyou're a dumbass.
What have u done and contributed to help the white race?
you're a dumbass.
even if I was a janitor, garbage man or even on wellfare you wouldn't prove any point.
1. A per capita GDP similar to such luminaries as Jamaica and Thailand, ranked #93 in the world.
2. Epic poverty:
Live less than $1.25 a day 13.1% (172 million)
Live less than $2 a day 29.8% (394 million)
Live less than $2.5 a day 39.9% (528 million)
Live less than $4 a day 62% (821 million)
Live less than $5 a day 71.6% (948 million)
An estimated 200 million people in China are homeless. Estimates tend to be conservative, and there will be many more in awful accommodation which can hardly be counted as homely.
3. Artificially stimulated GDP growth: there are entire ghost cities of empty apartment buildings with prices kept artificially high in a bid to at least maintain GDP growth, when in fact many of the goods and services contributing to these figures are neither needed nor wanted, hence not worth even remotely close to what they are claimed to be.
4. A crappy language: Mandarin is highly inefficient, takes ages to learn, and is worthless, since the only moderately well-off places in China are in big cities and generally speak good English. The opportunity cost of learning something like Mandarin is enormous.
5. A super high savings rate: seemingly an asset, the savings rate is a result of Chinese households recognizing that there aren't really social programs to prop them up in the event of disaster (the way some want it in the States), plus a conscious decision by central planners to pursue an export driven growth model.
The result is an unsustainable situation in which export-driven growth needs to be replaced with more domestic consumption, something it isn't clear the central planners will be able to pull off. Failure will in all probability lead to significant, possibly fatal social unrest (see (2) above) while success will mean significantly lower growth rates, quite the dilemma.
6. A largely unproven, shite military with low quality equipment and little R&D spending, plus an embarrassingly small class of the sorts of naval vessels that allow power projection abroad (read: ONE), a necessary but not sufficient capability for any superpower:
(http://old.armscontrolcenter.org/images/Global_Spending_Graph.jpg)
(http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/carrierchart.jpg)
7. An overtly authoritarian model of thought control that stifles excellence in intellectual pursuits and thus technological/scientific advancement: Ireland has more nobel prize winners than China (9 vs 8; US=338), and China is known to imprison its own winners (see: Liu Xiaobo).
But yes, they are going to supersede the US and become a world superpower very, VERY soon. Say hello to your new overlords! ::)
asian bevo? struck a nerve eh. can't make everyone happy.
1. A per capita GDP similar to such luminaries as Jamaica and Thailand, ranked #93 in the world.
2. Epic poverty:
Live less than $1.25 a day 13.1% (172 million)
Live less than $2 a day 29.8% (394 million)
Live less than $2.5 a day 39.9% (528 million)
Live less than $4 a day 62% (821 million)
Live less than $5 a day 71.6% (948 million)
An estimated 200 million people in China are homeless. Estimates tend to be conservative, and there will be many more in awful accommodation which can hardly be counted as homely.
3. Artificially stimulated GDP growth: there are entire ghost cities of empty apartment buildings with prices kept artificially high in a bid to at least maintain GDP growth, when in fact many of the goods and services contributing to these figures are neither needed nor wanted, hence not worth even remotely close to what they are claimed to be.
4. A crappy language: Mandarin is highly inefficient, takes ages to learn, and is worthless, since the only moderately well-off places in China are in big cities and generally speak good English. The opportunity cost of learning something like Mandarin is enormous.
5. A super high savings rate: seemingly an asset, the savings rate is a result of Chinese households recognizing that there aren't really social programs to prop them up in the event of disaster (the way some want it in the States), plus a conscious decision by central planners to pursue an export driven growth model.
The result is an unsustainable situation in which export-driven growth needs to be replaced with more domestic consumption, something it isn't clear the central planners will be able to pull off. Failure will in all probability lead to significant, possibly fatal social unrest (see (2) above) while success will mean significantly lower growth rates, quite the dilemma.
6. A largely unproven, shite military with low quality equipment and little R&D spending, plus an embarrassingly small class of the sorts of naval vessels that allow power projection abroad (read: ONE), a necessary but not sufficient capability for any superpower:
(http://old.armscontrolcenter.org/images/Global_Spending_Graph.jpg)
(http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/carrierchart.jpg)
7. An overtly authoritarian model of thought control that stifles excellence in intellectual pursuits and thus technological/scientific advancement: Ireland has more nobel prize winners than China (9 vs 8; US=338), and China is known to imprison its own winners (see: Liu Xiaobo).
But yes, they are going to supersede the US and become a world superpower very, VERY soon. Say hello to your new overlords! ::)
haha yes. ant-like cloners. do not have the creative mind of the caucasian. ;D
just look at the asians domination on sites like ebay. shameless copying of the white mans work and then massproduced as a shit non-quality controlled product.
they do have an strong point in tenacity about them. but it's mostly annoying.
racist-rant over.
studying to become an engineer. other than that you don't know anything about what I have done and that's besides the point anyways.
Asians needs an apostrophe indicating possession. "Asian's domination"fuck you sound like one annoying bitch.
Mans needs an apostrophe indicating possession. "white man's work"
Mass produced is two words.
It is "a" not "an"
Brutal " - " usage throughout.
"other than that you don't know anything about what I have done" This is the point of asking the question.
It is "beside" not "besides"
Redundant "anyways"
Your unacuminous regard for grammar and detail shows lack of self respect and dignity. A poor race supremacist you are.
You are a disgrace to whatever mongrel breed you call your own.
It is not beside the point. The point is you are clearly a dunce that has accomplished nothing significant. Therefor you have no right to spew maleficent baloney about anyone.
Those numbers are very distorted because of the nature and structure of China. Its a communist system so it does not matter regarding income per person....everyone is provided with food, water, shelter, education, health insurance, etc regardless.
That being said, SuperPower is only a matter of having nuclear capability.
You won't have to worry about China Vince since you moving to Mexico. They don't want Mexico.
Those numbers are very distorted because of the nature and structure of China. Its a communist system so it does not matter regarding income per person....everyone is provided with food, water, shelter, education, health insurance, etc regardless.
That being said, SuperPower is only a matter of having nuclear capability.
Lol the UK, France, Pakistan, north Korea--these are superpowers? Dream on, "Vince"
Just a question tho.
How do they survive when the west stop buying their shit cause it is bankrupt?
Just a question tho.
How do they survive when the west stop buying their shit cause it is bankrupt?
A more toned down, realistic view is that they are indeed progressing after copying for decades the ways of the westerner/ russian man especially in the economic domain, but they are extremely fragile; 3/4 of their population is living in the dark age still. Yes their salaries and quality of life is progressing in the cities, but what when the west goes bankrupt and dont buy their crap anymore? Also their productivity has grown at the expense of health , their whole country is polluted beyond repair.
Still I think they have something that will allow them to survive in the future; their ant like view of life/mankind. Occidentals, whites, westerners are disapearing because they became way too egocentrical after abandoning religion. But the few who will remain will probably mix with chinese/ japanese. Simply because white and asian are superior to every other races on earth.
On the other hand, you live in luxury in china with 5$ per day, and anyone who has been there knows this. You eat a three-course restaurant dinners by 1.5€ per day, drink yourself senseless with 2€ per day etc.
Why don't people vacation in China?
Why don't people vacation in China?
Why don't people vacation in China?
I've been to China for 18 days (vacation). Here are some of my observations:you are in the wrong country ;)
- Huge density of smog and polluted air in the big cities
- I never got to meet musclecenter :-[ :-\
- Chinese people EVERYWHERE. There are just too many of them.
- Most restaurants only serve rice. This gets tedious soon.. I want other foods (pasta, potatoes etc.)
- the chinese people behave in public with a high level of randomness and anarchy. No people stand in line at supermarkets and at train stations. A total mess.
- a lot of people try to scam you and steal your money.
- the traffic is terrible.
you are in the wrong country ;)
Yeah, it sucked. I asked a lot of people in China: "Where can I find Coach Huang?" All of them looked at me very strange. ;D :D
did you see many nice asses there?
same reason that they don't vacation in shittylumbus
(http://eshop.aktin.cz/user/upload/westside_barbell09ipa.jpg)
I've been to China for 18 days (vacation). Here are some of my observations:
- Huge density of smog and polluted air in the big cities
That's my favorite part, video of me from my last vacation:=4m9s
^
You are a sick man but I guess she is pretty hot and milfy
Just a question tho.
How do they survive when the west stop buying their shit cause it is bankrupt?
dj181 you seriously fucking crack me up!!!!!!!!!
Are you crazy or something?
;D ;D ;D ;D
In general, I was.n'timpressed by the looks of theChineseAsian girls.
Why don't people vacation in China?
What do you mean? European people go there all the time, americans doesn't because they are afraid that communism will harm them by some absurd and mystical way. I have been there three times, my daughter just came from there with his boyfriend. They were there three months, traveling around the country, spending no more than 500€ per month, including traveling, hotels, eating, souvenirs etc.
Yes, stupid Americans going to beautiful Australia or the Mediterranean instead of China... When will we learn!!! :o
Well, China is by far the oldest still living civilisation, with the history of few thousand years, so some of us find that lot more interesting than kangaroos and emus. I certainly understand your problems, it is too easy among us europeans , because we have up to eight weeks vacation each year with full salary. In Finland we get six weeks at the summer, two weeks at the winter, we have full salary + 50% vacation pay, and small extra when we come back to work, which is called "return from vacation pay". That way we have each year lot of time to travel, and money to do so ;D
Yes broseph, it must be pretty sweet to escape the third world Muslim hordes that are destroying your country and raping your women for six weeks a year.
8)
And all this matters how? We live in a global, multi-national economy. Economic nationalism is a relic of the past. Nationality means next to nothing in business today. Either you're part of the global economy, or you're not. No so-called US company cares about the US economy, or the standard of living in the US. Profit is all that matters. Almost all have a very international flavor in the top ranks. They have more in common with each other than they do with some guy running a small business in Iowa.
They let their currency rise, raising the standard of living for their own people, to which they sell the products they produce. They have a vast market in their own country.
Do you really want to go to statistic? I mean really? There is no one raping nobody in USA? You live in the number one raping nation in the world
we have to import black bastards to destroy our country, while you guys do it by yourself
Well, China is by far the oldest still living civilisation, with the history of few thousand years, so some of us find that lot more interesting than kangaroos and emus. I certainly understand your problems, it is too easy among us europeans , because we have up to eight weeks vacation each year with full salary. In Finland we get six weeks at the summer, two weeks at the winter, we have full salary + 50% vacation pay, and small extra when we come back to work, which is called "return from vacation pay". That way we have each year lot of time to travel, and money to do so ;D
Sorry man, but all that snow & no pussy in g-strings/topless & no beaches.
My Christmas is at + 35'C (and more), yours at -35'C so ????
Now I've started shit between the arrogant Australian bastard, and the arrogant Finnish bastard... :(
Little Man Syndrome, it's not your height though, it's your country that you're hung up on. :o
No, Finland produces very fine snipers 1 of them kliped around 400 (?) Russians + Lordi & other
heavy metal bands a very good.
Hell yeah 8)
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi
and Finns can drink like beasts, almost as good as Scots ;)???
fuck all this bla-bla horseshit, let's get some pics of some more hot asian sluts up in this bitch
(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/gorgeous-asian-girls-15.jpg?w=499&h=669)
(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/gorgeous-asian-girls-24.jpg?w=500&h=750)
(http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/gorgeous-asian-girls-34.jpg?w=500&h=666)
How old are you again ?
Here's a PRO TIP.
around 30-33 years old is the cutoff for acting like a horny teenager. If you're very good looking.. you can extend it...but we all know that's not the case here.
Lol the UK, France, Pakistan, north Korea--these are superpowers? Dream on, "Vince"
And all this matters how? We live in a global, multi-national economy. Economic nationalism is a relic of the past. Nationality means next to nothing in business today. Either you're part of the global economy, or you're not. No so-called US company cares about the US economy, or the standard of living in the US. Profit is all that matters. Almost all have a very international flavor in the top ranks. They have more in common with each other than they do with some guy running a small business in Iowa.
Given the growing gap between the haves and the haves not in the US, most people reading this in the US will see their, and their descendants, quality of life go down, while the international elite (of any nationality), will continue to prosper and further separate themselves from the have nots. If you live in a fly-over state, with a low cost of living, you may not realize what's going on, but if you live on the coasts or in DC, it's obvious. A decent 850 foot, 1 bedroom apartment, in Manhattan costs $1 mil. Only a tiny percentage of NYC residents can afford this. However, the market is roaring. Why? Foreign nationals. Lots of Arab, Chinese, Russian, etc., money.
And all this matters how? We live in a global, multi-national economy. Economic nationalism is a relic of the past. Nationality means next to nothing in business today. Either you're part of the global economy, or you're not.
Given the growing gap between the haves and the haves not in the US, most people reading this in the US will see their, and their descendants, quality of life go down, while the international elite (of any nationality), will continue to prosper and further separate themselves from the have nots. If you live in a fly-over state, with a low cost of living, you may not realize what's going on, but if you live on the coasts or in DC, it's obvious.
Well, China is by far the oldest still living civilisation, with the history of few thousand years, so some of us find that lot more interesting than kangaroos and emus. I certainly understand your problems, it is too easy among us europeans , because we have up to eight weeks vacation each year with full salary. In Finland we get six weeks at the summer, two weeks at the winter, we have full salary + 50% vacation pay, and small extra when we come back to work, which is called "return from vacation pay". That way we have each year lot of time to travel, and money to do so ;D
As much as it pains me to say it, because I love to travel, it's these type of policies that have several countries in Europe failing. Say what you want about fat lazy Americans, we work ourselves to death, and that's how we are able to afford what we have. (for the most part)I see your point, but don't confuse working long hours with being productive. If long hours are the standard, then India would be a paradise instead of the shithole that it actually is. :-X What is the actual value produced during those hours, that is the only valid metric.
I see your point, but don't confuse working long hours with being productive. If long hours are the standard, then India would be a paradise instead of the shithole that it actually is. :-X What is the actual value produced during those hours, that is the only valid metric.
Honestly an n=1 observation, but my US colleagues are not more productive than we are here in Europe. A bit less even, but the difference is negligible. They do work (i.e. "are present at their desks") long hours though, whereas here people struggle to fill their 36 hours per week with work. Minesweeper FTW. ;) So I get a lot of talk out of NY about how hard they work, and how cut-throat competition is, but the only thing they excell at is self-aggrandizing.
*edit*
If it is any consolation, I see the same behavior on Germany. A lot of talk about working hard, but little extra to show for it.
^of course they are not happy making widgets, nobody is.
That is why many of their workers are wanting an increase in pay, and why many corporations are moving towards Africa and other countries for cheap labor. Many call centers now are moving from India to the Phillipines due to the fact that they are able to mimic American accents.
China's population pyramid shows that their work force has grown older not, younger, plus a lack of women, and their self imposed 1 child stipulation, factor in as well. Then there is the lack of innovation, as someone spoke on before, and the love of western goods.
Yes, the west is declining, but can we pop back up? Time will see
Seem like a real enough threat to me. Supreme manpower, nuclear, technologically sophisticated enough to trump the rest of the world in space, self sufficient industry (are we even anymore?), opposed political ideology, racist as hell, bloody as hell history, united in purpose, and with a belief in their own momentum.
The foilhatter in me says US wars are about grabbing the lubricant that moves the world before the Chinese giant is awake enough to do it. The US is moving in the Pacific, or at least there was a to-do about US troops in Darwin, a Chinese objection, and then the usual who-knows what came of it. And I hope someone is working hard to drive a wedge between China and India. No one talks about India much but I believe they are of tipping point importance.
How about instead of China collapsing upon itself if the West fails enough to stop buying Chinese goods, they put a rifle in every able bodied man's hands and send him forth? Counting aircraft carriers and stealth bombers is ok too but a tsunami of determined armed men would be no joke, and our embarrassing military performance in the ME and sliding world popularity probably emboldens the more imperial of the Chinese leadership. I'm not saying they would attempt a mainland invasion of North America but they could take the Pacific, including Australia/NZ, and be entrenched before the US and allies could do anything about it.
Thinking of them as hopeless little yellow men whose only ambition is to make widgets for us is dangerous. There's way too much smug self-satisfaction on the part of a declining West and a little good old fashioned fear would be a healthy thing. They're a real threat.
I don't agree at all that Chinese lack the ability to innovate. What a weird claim. They innovated like crazy for thousands of years. Beat the west to plenty. They're clever people, same as us.That was then, this is now. It's been around for 5,000 years. if a country has been around that long, i'd hope it would develop and innovate something. Their corporate culture encourages theft, cheating and lack of innovation.
Best to err on the side of underconfidence.
I don't agree at all that Chinese lack the ability to innovate. What a weird claim. They innovated like crazy for thousands of years. Beat the west to plenty. They're clever people, same as us.
Best to err on the side of underconfidence.
That was then, this is now. It's been around for 5,000 years. if a country has been around that long, i'd hope it would develop and innovate something. Their corporate culture encourages theft, cheating and lack of innovation.
It almost seems indicative of some sort of shared or similar Asian cultural aspects of South East Asian in origin. I don't know. The Japanese and Koreans have it---copy, copy, copy....don't stand out...
The Japanese car manufacturers are well known for their "wait for the Germans to come out with new tech, and we will copy it when the bugs are worked out" mentality....which is one of the reasons why things are slow comig out of the pipe for them. Another is not criticizing leadership, which one of the reasons why Honda is losing it's path.
Yes, but their civilization stayed at the same levels or stagnated for a very long time.
The reason why the West was behind for a period was due to the Roman Empire falling and barbarian invasion which set the clock back and put Europe into the Dark Ages. It took a long while just to get back to similar standards of the Western Roman Empire.
But when they did start recovering, it was a very rapid rise in terms of art, technology and innovation.
1. A per capita GDP similar to such luminaries as Jamaica and Thailand, ranked #93 in the world.
2. Epic poverty:
Live less than $1.25 a day 13.1% (172 million)
Live less than $2 a day 29.8% (394 million)
Live less than $2.5 a day 39.9% (528 million)
Live less than $4 a day 62% (821 million)
Live less than $5 a day 71.6% (948 million)
An estimated 200 million people in China are homeless. Estimates tend to be conservative, and there will be many more in awful accommodation which can hardly be counted as homely.
3. Artificially stimulated GDP growth: there are entire ghost cities of empty apartment buildings with prices kept artificially high in a bid to at least maintain GDP growth, when in fact many of the goods and services contributing to these figures are neither needed nor wanted, hence not worth even remotely close to what they are claimed to be.
4. A crappy language: Mandarin is highly inefficient, takes ages to learn, and is worthless, since the only moderately well-off places in China are in big cities and generally speak good English. The opportunity cost of learning something like Mandarin is enormous.
5. A super high savings rate: seemingly an asset, the savings rate is a result of Chinese households recognizing that there aren't really social programs to prop them up in the event of disaster (the way some want it in the States), plus a conscious decision by central planners to pursue an export driven growth model.
The result is an unsustainable situation in which export-driven growth needs to be replaced with more domestic consumption, something it isn't clear the central planners will be able to pull off. Failure will in all probability lead to significant, possibly fatal social unrest (see (2) above) while success will mean significantly lower growth rates, quite the dilemma.
6. A largely unproven, shite military with low quality equipment and little R&D spending, plus an embarrassingly small class of the sorts of naval vessels that allow power projection abroad (read: ONE), a necessary but not sufficient capability for any superpower:
(http://old.armscontrolcenter.org/images/Global_Spending_Graph.jpg)
(http://www.jeffhead.com/worldwideaircraftcarriers/carrierchart.jpg)
7. An overtly authoritarian model of thought control that stifles excellence in intellectual pursuits and thus technological/scientific advancement: Ireland has more nobel prize winners than China (9 vs 8; US=338), and China is known to imprison its own winners (see: Liu Xiaobo).
But yes, they are going to supersede the US and become a world superpower very, VERY soon. Say hello to your new overlords! ::)
Sure. There's a gazillion reasons why a culture would progress, stew, regress, amalgamate, concentrate, dissipate, whatever. Happened there same as in Europe. It seems intellectually lazy to cast all that aside and just label a race or culture as 'innately X, by their nature.'
They're deadly little monkeys just like we are.
So by your math there are over 2 billion people in China?
getbiggers talking politics on getbig
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I really can't speak to any of that except to say that I imagine a similar corporate culture exists to some degree in the West. I'm guessing, of course, but this stuff doesn't strike me as uniquely Asian.China needs all their man power to keep all those people in line...when the parents are away, the kids will play...
All I'm saying is we shouldn't be dismissive of China as a military threat on the basis of having some big hardware. The US is already extended militarily, economically, industrially, even culturally, and if I were China I'd be making friends and waiting for a time when the planets come into alignment.
I see your point, but don't confuse working long hours with being productive. If long hours are the standard, then India would be a paradise instead of the shithole that it actually is. :-X What is the actual value produced during those hours, that is the only valid metric.
Honestly an n=1 observation, but my US colleagues are not more productive than we are here in Europe. A bit less even, but the difference is negligible. They do work (i.e. "are present at their desks") long hours though, whereas here people struggle to fill their 36 hours per week with work. Minesweeper FTW. ;) So I get a lot of talk out of NY about how hard they work, and how cut-throat competition is, but the only thing they excell at is self-aggrandizing.
*edit*
If it is any consolation, I see the same behavior on Germany. A lot of talk about working hard, but little extra to show for it.
Your are right. In economics, it is productivity that matters in this case.
That was then, this is now. It's been around for 5,000 years. if a country has been around that long, i'd hope it would develop and innovate something. Their corporate culture encourages theft, cheating and lack of innovation.
It almost seems indicative of some sort of shared or similar Asian cultural aspects of South East Asian in origin. I don't know. The Japanese and Koreans have it---copy, copy, copy....don't stand out...
The Japanese car manufacturers are well known for their "wait for the Germans to come out with new tech, and we will copy it when the bugs are worked out" mentality....which is one of the reasons why things are slow comig out of the pipe for them. Another is not criticizing leadership, which one of the reasons why Honda is losing it's path.
Lol where do u get your source from? Seems u and others hear what someone saids and just regurgitates the same thing...Historically, the Japanese when it comes to tech in their luxury cars waited for the Germans to come out with the tech, as the Germans used the customer as guinea pigs...when they worked the clichés out, the Japanese would perfect that tech. They also took to bringing things to market a long time. Lexus is well known for this. And this one of the reasons why lexus and other Japanese manufacturers have a rep for reliability. The LFA went thru several iterations, and had to be re-engineered, brocade it came out.
Research your cars a bit more, in the past, yes, but not current, as far as Japanese cars go :D LFA, Supra, 300zx, GTR, FRS, etc.... One example : Japanese were perfecting electric steering on the NSX and that car was waaaay ahead of its time before the Germans even did electric steering and yet still can't get it right
Historically, the Japanese when it comes to tech in their luxury cars waited for the Germans to come out with the tech, as the Germans used the customer as guinea pigs...when they worked the clichés out, the Japanese would perfect that tech. They also took to bringing things to market a long time. Lexus is well known for this. And this one of the reasons why lexus and other Japanese manufacturers have a rep for reliability. The LFA went thru several iterations, and had to be re-engineered, brocade it came out.
The FRS is the result of Toyota's top man wanting Toyota to have "drivers" cars, to have fun. The GT-R would be still a Concept if it wasn't for Renault's money and Ghosn at the helm.
300zx, was good (I want one), but a result of the 90s pricing.
The new 911's with their EPS are damn good.
NSX was great, but long in tooth...still looks like an exotic today, and was one of the reasons. Why Ferrari brought out the F355.
Bottom line, it's a cultural thing with Japan and the corporate/car/product culture. It's like a tool , a tool must be reliable. An appliance must be reliable, so it's designed that way. Not to say that new tech cannot be put into the design, but untried new tech, defeats the purpose of reliability.
The Germans want to come out with all types of new tech, just look at the "new" S class (on the same chassis as the "old" S class, just like the "new" Lexus LS), all this new tech that they brought out.
And the 911 electric steering is not they great, go drive one... Don't read what's in magazines, as a matter of fact the mags are saying its not that great either....drove a 911 991 the electric steering is pretty good, a lot better than the 5 series.
NSX is long in the tooth no denying that but for its time and even a lot of enthusiasts today consider it one of the best cars ever! Early models were very hardcore, 91-93, superb chassis, first car ever all aluminum later models got softer and less rigid in chassis, steering and suspension ;)
Americans Are World's Most Productive Workers, U.N. Report Finds
Associated Press
GENEVA – American workers stay longer in the office, at the factory or on the farm than their counterparts in Europe and most other rich nations, and they produce more per person over the year.
They also get more done per hour than everyone but the Norwegians, according to a U.N. report released Monday, which said the United States "leads the world in labor productivity."
The average U.S. worker produces $63,885 of wealth per year, more than their counterparts in all other countries, the International Labor Organization said in its report. Ireland comes in second at $55,986, followed by Luxembourg at $55,641, Belgium at $55,235 and France at $54,609.
1. A per capita GDP similar to such luminaries as Jamaica and Thailand, ranked #93 in the world.
2. Epic poverty:
Live less than $1.25 a day 13.1% (172 million)
Live less than $2 a day 29.8% (394 million)
Live less than $2.5 a day 39.9% (528 million)
Live less than $4 a day 62% (821 million)
Live less than $5 a day 71.6% (948 million)
An estimated 200 million people in China are homeless. Estimates tend to be conservative, and there will be many more in awful accommodation which can hardly be counted as homely.
3. Artificially stimulated GDP growth: there are entire ghost cities of empty apartment buildings with prices kept artificially high in a bid to at least maintain GDP growth, when in fact many of the goods and services contributing to these figures are neither needed nor wanted, hence not worth even remotely close to what they are claimed to be.
4. A crappy language: Mandarin is highly inefficient, takes ages to learn, and is worthless, since the only moderately well-off places in China are in big cities and generally speak good English. The opportunity cost of learning something like Mandarin is enormous.
5. A super high savings rate: seemingly an asset, the savings rate is a result of Chinese households recognizing that there aren't really social programs to prop them up in the event of disaster (the way some want it in the States), plus a conscious decision by central planners to pursue an export driven growth model.
The result is an unsustainable situation in which export-driven growth needs to be replaced with more domestic consumption, something it isn't clear the central planners will be able to pull off. Failure will in all probability lead to significant, possibly fatal social unrest (see (2) above) while success will mean significantly lower growth rates, quite the dilemma.
6. A largely unproven, shite military with low quality equipment and little R&D spending, plus an embarrassingly small class of the sorts of naval vessels that allow power projection abroad (read: ONE), a necessary but not sufficient capability for any superpower:
(http://old.armscontrolcenter.org/images/Global_Spending_Graph.jpg)
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7. An overtly authoritarian model of thought control that stifles excellence in intellectual pursuits and thus technological/scientific advancement: Ireland has more nobel prize winners than China (9 vs 8; US=338), and China is known to imprison its own winners (see: Liu Xiaobo).
But yes, they are going to supersede the US and become a world superpower very, VERY soon. Say hello to your new overlords! ::)
Still haven't gotten your keyboard fixed?
L0L L0L L0L. H0MELESS? IT'S A S0CIALIST/ C0MMUNIST C0UNTRY. THERE ARE N0 H0MELESS PE0PLE IN CHINA.
Still haven't gotten your keyboard fixed?Waiting for parts to be delivered from China.
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Honestly an n=1 observation, but my US colleagues are not more productive than we are here in Europe. A bit less even, but the difference is negligible. They do work (i.e. "are present at their desks") long hours though, whereas here people struggle to fill their 36 hours per week with work. Minesweeper FTW. ;) So I get a lot of talk out of NY about how hard they work, and how cut-throat competition is, but the only thing they excell at is self-aggrandizing....
Not N=1, but an anecdotal observation with unknown N (where N denotes the number of observed individuals, not the number of observers), described in an anecdotal fashion that makes it unverifiable. Still interesting, though! ;-)Very true, thanks. So using the AMA style: Anecdotal, N=80, n=17. ;D
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Very true, thanks. So using the AMA style: Anecdotal, N=80, n=17. ;D
As much as it pains me to say it, because I love to travel, it's these type of policies that have several countries in Europe failing. Say what you want about fat lazy Americans, we work ourselves to death, and that's how we are able to afford what we have. (for the most part)
L0L L0L L0L. H0MELESS? IT'S A S0CIALIST/ C0MMUNIST C0UNTRY. THERE ARE N0 H0MELESS PE0PLE IN CHINA.
L0L L0L L0L. H0MELESS? IT'S A S0CIALIST/ C0MMUNIST C0UNTRY. THERE ARE N0 H0MELESS PE0PLE IN CHINA.
Is it true that China is encouraging its citizens to buy Gold? While our government has food stamp recruiters with monthly quotas?
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China has no balls to take on Taiwan ;) or those rocky islands ;D (Japan).
Musclecenter agrees
syntax is super smartif you dont know math how can you be smart
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