The Average American's day

[DrFever]

Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 a.m. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.

At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in.....AMERICA.....

 

[supermanlives]

the average americans car aint made in Germany and there is one thing American , the wine. my average wine comes from California. the rest is about right. sad state of affairs.

 

[HidingInTheHaze]

Remember back in the 80's when most products were made in the USA, everybody had a job, you could work your way up from the bottom and live the American dream.

Man those were the days.

 

[johnnybravo]

My medicine is made in usa!

 

[supermanlives]

be fun to have everyone post their country of origin of all items you posted

 

[noyd666]

pretty well sum's up oz, car industry is almost totaled gmh pulling out in a couple years, thousands of jobs gone, you can pick the Chinese shirts, the sleeves are to short lol. using my Samsung comp, while chinese fan cooling my face at my ching desk.oh my old hempy buckets are made in N.ZEALAND and tough.

 

[trichrider]

consternation made in USA...

we've alot of dollar$, tho' they ain't worth much....soon to be worth-less!

 

[The OrigF/clred]

Remember back in the 80's when most products were made in the USA, everybody had a job, you could work your way up from the bottom and live the American dream.

Man those were the days.

i remember when either the 70s or early 80s, when TV production was moving to asia - and experts were predicting they'd (the TVs) would all be made there one day

ha

but it may be turning around. A bud owns a major machine shop, and in the past 5 years has taken in work from 3 of the big japanese car companies (toyota, honda & nissan) for sperical alignment pins that are used in casting molds (kind of a specialized item, extremely high toleranced).

I asked how or why they'd be making them over here in the US - he said their costs in Japan were higher than what they'd pay here. Japanese wages apparently have climbed.

now, we only have to wait for the rest of asia's wage rate to climb

 

[supermanlives]

when I worked steel and asians showed up our rep told us to stop working lol . I rember the last tv shop going belly up . had a big quasar sign out front. remember them old tv with a drawer under for replaceable parts .

 

[DrFever]

the average americans car aint made in Germany and there is one thing American , the wine. my average wine comes from California. the rest is about right. sad state of affairs.

BMW remains a force to be reckoned with in the US markets
On the other end of the scale, German luxury makers are also doing rather well in the United States, especially BMW. In fact, last year they led the luxury sector there for the first time ever. What is it that BMW is doing right in terms of getting more high-end consumers in the US to go into the showrooms and buy cars?




Let us bring things around to Volkswagen. The company announced this week that it had sold over 8 million units worldwide in 2011. While the company is a large and influential carmaker, it has always been a bit frustrated by the US market. But it looks as though in 2011 they may well have cracked the nut. They experienced a 25 percent year-on-year increase in sales. So what exactly is making it the right time to sell a non-luxury German car in America?
Again, they were designing for the European market. They were designing a car as well as they knew how, and they were designing to a performance standard and then setting their prices accordingly. This is a contrast to a lot of the Japanese and domestic makers that VW was having to compete with. The real change that we've seen with Volkswagen in the last year or two is that it's decided that American buyers aren't interested necessarily in the highest level of technology or how the car is made. They're more interested in the value, meaning getting more car for their buck.

 

[supermanlives]

I believe the Asian market covers the average American car. been a mechanic and in auto circles a long time here. watched mopar go to shit . I haven't seen any statistics tho. driving down the highway and looking def don't favor a german takeover of the market.volkswagon has upped their game tho . their rides were always really slow and slowing me down when encountered on road.

 

[Wiggs Dannyboy]

Ross was right on the money...

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[OGShaman]

That awkward moment when survival skills are more valuable than math skills.

 

[theJointedOne]

Its true manufacturing in the USA is non existant it seems.

Im hoping in the coming years we can be the leader and innovator in green/sustainable manufacturing, which in it self provides customer incentive on many levels.

 

[m314]

The view from the technology industry seems different. In an average day I'll search for information on Google with my Android phone, look up articles on Wikipedia, read studies on PubMed, talk with friends and family on Facebook and Twitter, and watch a movie on Netflix that was filmed in Hollywood and delivered to my Apple TV through Akamai or Level 3 Communications.

It's a nitch market today, but Tesla could become the next great American car company in the next 10 years. Elon Musk is an example of a great American businessman even if he's not from here originally. Paypal, SpaceX, Solar City, Tesla, and possibly the next revolution in long distance transportation. The technology behind the Hyperloop will change the way we all travel if they actually build it and it works out the way they hope.

It's California wine tonight, by the way. And California bud that I grew at my house.

 

[theJointedOne]

It's California ... tonight, by the way...California bud that I grew at my house.

Great post i agree. And yes its nice to have some homegrown isnt it?

 

[LEF]

average american's day ?

eat shit sleep

I'd say work too, but work is slowly disappearing in america

 

[m314]

Great post i agree. And yes its nice to have some homegrown isnt it?

It's nice to have some homegrown. I haven't run out or had to buy any since the 90s.

I've bought a few grams at dispensaries since I moved here just to try new strains before I grow them. For anyone who can't grow their own, having selections of bud and hash from dozens of different strains is pretty cool. Some of the dispensaries have Android / IOS apps where you can browse the menu and order stuff to be delivered from your smartphone. Just like ordering a pizza.

 

[supermanlives]

check out competition ^^^^^^ weed can be faster than pizza at times

 

[Max Headroom]

i still have a bunch of t-shirts from the '90s that all say "Made in USA".
but after '99 or so - nothing.