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3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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cerales wrote: post #17
rayiner wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because I'd rather support the economy of Wisconsin than the economy of Chengdu. I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, and then there is the whole militarily adverse repressive communist regime thing. Beyond that, I have no desire to contribute to the externalization of pollution, health and safety risks, etc, that come from exporting production overseas. I think globalization is utter…

> I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, ?? They're just people.

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Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by rayiner »

cerales wrote: post #17
rayiner wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because I'd rather support the economy of Wisconsin than the economy of Chengdu. I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, and then there is the whole militarily adverse repressive communist regime thing. Beyond that, I have no desire to contribute to the externalization of pollution, health and safety risks, etc, that come from exporting production overseas. I think globalization is utter…

> I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, ?? They're just people.

Sure, but let's make no mistake: the people in Chengdu don't buy into this silly idea that they should care as much about the people in Wisconsin as they do about their neighbors just because "everyone is just people."

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by gcb0 »

sc00ter wrote: post #2

3 In 10 Americans claim they Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands I suspect the reality is wildly different to the survey result - after all, "made in China" is hardly a secret.

the conclusion on that page does not talk how they worked that misconception out of the answers. so i bet they didn't.

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by CamperBob2 »

rayiner wrote: post #9
icebraining wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be great if most of the products being sold are made in your home country Why?

Because I'd rather support the economy of Wisconsin than the economy of Chengdu. I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, and then there is the whole militarily adverse repressive communist regime thing. Beyond that, I have no desire to contribute to the externalization of pollution, health and safety risks, etc, that come from exporting production overseas. I think globalization is utter…

I'm happy to pay a little more...

Not likely. Everybody talks a good game, but very few actually follow through when it's time to open the old wallet.

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

rayiner wrote: post #9
icebraining wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be great if most of the products being sold are made in your home country Why?

Because I'd rather support the economy of Wisconsin than the economy of Chengdu. I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, and then there is the whole militarily adverse repressive communist regime thing. Beyond that, I have no desire to contribute to the externalization of pollution, health and safety risks, etc, that come from exporting production overseas. I think globalization is utter…

"I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu"

I was raised multiculturally and have grown more cosmopolitan since leaving home, so I understand my reaction is a marginal one, but this emotion scared me. I am familiar with your comments on HN and so know you are an incredibly intelligent human being. Why, still, do you exclusively penalise the other party for unfamiliarity, which is a bilateral function? Why are intranational and international wealth inequality seen as diametrically opposed subjects?

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by obviouslygreen »

Elepsis wrote: post #15

"Knowingly" seems to be the key word here: if you surveyed most Americans (or consumers elsewhere, for that matter) on how many of them know the country of origin for most brands, the results would be very hit or miss. I don't think too many people realize or remember that Samsung is Korean, nor that Nokia is Finnish. And to a concrete example of a Chinese company, I think hardly anyone knows Lenovo's origins. The ar…

Yes, but is this really relevant? You can't actively do or not do something at all unless you do so "knowingly." Of course it's an important part of the question, but even there it's redundant, and belaboring it seems pointless.

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by sliverstorm »

icebraining wrote: post #4
yoster wrote: post #3

I don't care what country owns the brand as long as it is dependable and well made. Chinese products have a big stigma of being cheaply made. There are also a lot of reports of products from China containing unhealthy levels of lead. It would be great if most of the products being sold are made in your home country, but until prices are matched, it would be a while until that happens.

It would be great if most of the products being sold are made in your home country Why?

I take it as sort of an extension of "looking out for number one". Your local community is the closest extension of that, and buying local keeps the money local.

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by obviouslygreen »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #25
rayiner wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because I'd rather support the economy of Wisconsin than the economy of Chengdu. I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, and then there is the whole militarily adverse repressive communist regime thing. Beyond that, I have no desire to contribute to the externalization of pollution, health and safety risks, etc, that come from exporting production overseas. I think globalization is utter…

" I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu " I was raised multiculturally and have grown more cosmopolitan since leaving home, so I understand my reaction is a marginal one, but this emotion scared me. I am familiar with your comments on HN and so know you are an incredibly intelligent human being. Why, still, do you exclusively penalise the other party for unfamiliarity, which is a bilate…

Even as a monoculturally raised Midwesterner (US), I share this feeling (certainly not specific to or directed at the GP, but in general).

Why one person deserves to work more than another, or one company deserves your business more than another, solely based on where they are on the globe, is beyond me.

Personally, I think it's one of the last vestiges of patriotism/nationalism that otherwise rational, worldly people for some reason still hold on to. Hopefully we can get past it.

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by sliverstorm »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #25
rayiner wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because I'd rather support the economy of Wisconsin than the economy of Chengdu. I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, and then there is the whole militarily adverse repressive communist regime thing. Beyond that, I have no desire to contribute to the externalization of pollution, health and safety risks, etc, that come from exporting production overseas. I think globalization is utter…

" I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu " I was raised multiculturally and have grown more cosmopolitan since leaving home, so I understand my reaction is a marginal one, but this emotion scared me. I am familiar with your comments on HN and so know you are an incredibly intelligent human being. Why, still, do you exclusively penalise the other party for unfamiliarity, which is a bilate…

Not showing favoritism isn't the same as penalizing.

Re: 3 In 10 Americans Will Not Knowingly Buy Chinese-Owned Brands

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Post by Systemic33 »

rayiner wrote: post #9
icebraining wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be great if most of the products being sold are made in your home country Why?

Because I'd rather support the economy of Wisconsin than the economy of Chengdu. I like people in Wisconsin, can't really relate to people in Chengdu, and then there is the whole militarily adverse repressive communist regime thing. Beyond that, I have no desire to contribute to the externalization of pollution, health and safety risks, etc, that come from exporting production overseas. I think globalization is utter…

China is far more capitalist than US! There's not a hint of communism left in modern china, it's just a different kind of democracy than US.
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