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    Would you buy a top shelf alpha Swaro, Zeiss, Leica or Nikon "MADE IN CHINA?"

    That reminds me- first time I ever saw a mobile phone was 21 years ago in China. A bloke in a restaurant was using one, looked like a Walkie-talkie. My then fiancée (now OH) suggested I get one. I said it was a pointless device that would never catch on- in Europe, see, we have a phone at home...
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    Would you buy a top shelf alpha Swaro, Zeiss, Leica or Nikon "MADE IN CHINA?"

    I understand. But globalised food production means one is never quite sure what one is eating, no matter where it´s from. We´ve just been through an interesting phase in beef-production in Europe, where it turns out a lot of products advertised as 100% beef have contained substantial amounts of...
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    Would you buy a top shelf alpha Swaro, Zeiss, Leica or Nikon "MADE IN CHINA?"

    Really? Why food products in particular? Chinese food products constitute half my dietary intake, can´t get enough of them! (Not arguing, by the way, I´m just curious - obviously each consumer has the right to choose! I´m just particularly fond of certain sauces, spices, chillis and vegetables -...
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    Would you buy a top shelf alpha Swaro, Zeiss, Leica or Nikon "MADE IN CHINA?"

    Ah go on, comment away. I think this ground has been well-covered in the past. It'also interesting to see the various perspectives from different countries- former manufacturing hubs v. SOE's. Very little manufacturing goes on here, so it's of no consequence from where we import anything, we'd...
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    Would you buy a top shelf alpha Swaro, Zeiss, Leica or Nikon "MADE IN CHINA?"

    Guilty as charged, Your Honour.;) Of course it´s obvious, as a previous poster implied, if we were to remove from our homes everything made in China, there would be precious little left. I know our house would be bereft of clothing and plumbing, and most of the electronics (and indeed OH, which...
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    Would you buy a top shelf alpha Swaro, Zeiss, Leica or Nikon "MADE IN CHINA?"

    I can´t find it online, but check out a deleted scene from the movie "La Casa de Mi Padre", with Will Ferrell et al. It´s called "Pants" on the DVD (no, it´s not rude), and it involves a Mexican ranchero explaining the economics of the shift in trouser-production from the U.S. to China. Very...
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    Would you buy a top shelf alpha Swaro, Zeiss, Leica or Nikon "MADE IN CHINA?"

    I lived in China in ´88-´89, and in the fairly remote area I was in, it was hard to get batteries for my torch when the electricity failed. I was there again in ´93-´94, and it was changed beyond recognition. In 2012, on a visit to my in-laws, the same area was like a different planet - the...
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