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minus-squareFishytricks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·2 months agoIt’s true what you said, being newer than most other developed nations. However at the back of my mind, whenever it says “made in china”, i don’t expect much quality or built to last.
minus-squareDAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoI get that. There was a time when “made in Japan” meant low quality also. Times are a changin’. Japan buying up all of USA debt and land was a scary Boogeyman. I think I remember Saudi Arabia doing it too. Then China. I wonder if the American empire will last long enough for another country to do it.
minus-squareKerb@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agothe whole made in … thing was originally implemented to mark the inferior products / cheap copys of british products that where made in germany
It’s true what you said, being newer than most other developed nations.
However at the back of my mind, whenever it says “made in china”, i don’t expect much quality or built to last.
I get that. There was a time when “made in Japan” meant low quality also. Times are a changin’.
Japan buying up all of USA debt and land was a scary Boogeyman.
I think I remember Saudi Arabia doing it too.
Then China.
I wonder if the American empire will last long enough for another country to do it.
the whole made in … thing was originally implemented to mark the inferior products / cheap copys of british products that where made in germany