Gorth Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 If that makes Australia exciting, Texas is a blast. You know what beats poisonous spiders? Rabid opossums. Rabid opossums has nothing on drop bears... Besides I hate those noisy little buggers. If you thought cat fighting was bad, try getting sleep while territorial opossums slug it out “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Architect Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 What's so exciting about Australia. The dust, the dingoes, or the cows ? What the **** was that, young man? It's all about the kangaroos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 If that makes Australia exciting, Texas is a blast. You know what beats poisonous spiders? Rabid opossums. Rabid opossums has nothing on drop bears... Besides I hate those noisy little buggers. If you thought cat fighting was bad, try getting sleep while territorial opossums slug it out With shotguns. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 The UK has remained in fourth position in an annual league table of the world "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Norway's biggest export - black metal? when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Norway's biggest export - black metal? Black gold. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 a "national brand" is an anachronism that will never again be relevant... save for in reference to the occasional internet poll or list. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 a "national brand" is an anachronism that will never again be relevant... Except to, you know, the large tourism industry of most countries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) statistically relevant numbers o' people visit sweden 'cause they thinks swedes make good furniture? bull. *snort* HA! Good Fun! ps even if you believe such nonsense, is LESS true today than ever before... and is increasingly less true daily. Gromnir can log on and order a motherboard from taiwan, an end table from sweden and a waterford crystal decanter from ireland... all in a matter o' 15 minutes. never have to leave our office. Edited October 16, 2010 by Gromnir "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Does Sweden actually have a tourist industry? Isn't Belgium one of those countries people just drive through? Isn't Holland famous only for seedy weekend trips by rowdy groups of blokes? Australia is the only interesting country on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 a "national brand" is an anachronism that will never again be relevant... save for in reference to the occasional internet poll or list. HA! Good Fun! Any, you know, whatsit to back this up? Evidence? I note a startling lack of successful distance selling firms based in Albania rather than the UK, for example. Because the Uk has both legislation and a reputation for upholding it. And nothing better to do. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) a "national brand" is an anachronism that will never again be relevant... save for in reference to the occasional internet poll or list. HA! Good Fun! Any, you know, whatsit to back this up? Evidence? I note a startling lack of successful distance selling firms based in Albania rather than the UK, for example. Because the Uk has both legislation and a reputation for upholding it. And nothing better to do. sure... not that you need any... if you thought 'bout it. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2010/ most is multinational. the ones involved in actual manufacture has production sites worldwide. is no national brand for multinationals, not in any genuine sense. more proof? we mentioned motherboards already. taiwan does not rate high on national brand scale, but many o' the top producers o' motherboards (asus, msi, etc) is from taiwan. as little as 20 years ago we woulda had difficulty convincing people from our parent's generation to buy anything from taiwan... but heck, we didn't even know that asus were taiwan for many years. micron memory, the folks that makes our crucial ballistix memory, they is headquartered in boise, idaho... and we didn't know that 'til we looked it up a couple minutes ago. *snort* as for your legislation observation... duh. some nations is notorious with tariffs and other ploys to makes domestic products more appealing, but that sure as hell ain't gonna mean that the tourist industry for albania increases, and it doesn't complete stop distant deter distance purchase neither... the seller needs maybe find a different consumer if the uk is gonna be inegalitarian 'bout trade, but that is the advantage o' the developing world economy... new options become available daily. you is not paying attention if you honest believe that distance purchase has not substantial increased over the past decade (although some industries has been notorious difficult to expand.) and for chrissakes, have you ever heard o' a retailer? if Gromnir goes to newegg site we is not dealing with albania, taiwan and chinese laws regarding trade... and we don't care. regardless, even if you point to tariffs and such, the reason for avoiding purchase o' a product from Albania doesn't have much to do with some sorta generalized National Brand confidence regarding products from albania. if some small manufacturer in albania makes excellent and low-cost prostate probes made for some sorta specialized medical procedure, then you thinks American medical industry is gonna avoid purchasing just because the probes is made in albania? 'course not. is an increasingly antiquated notion you is holding onto. ask self, how many o' us has resisted the urge to purchase a blu-ray or dvd 'cause we didn't know where the disc were actual manufactured. HA! Good Fun! ps we do recognize that walsh weren't talking 'bout tariffs and domestic trade protections, but as that is the genuine enemy o' opening up international markets we decided to ignore the union jack waving. Edited October 16, 2010 by Gromnir "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 OK. But national branding still matters. 1. If I approach you as a firm based in the UK offerring the same deal as one based in Sweden, which do you choose? What about one based in Uganda? 2. Ordinary consumers do care about where stuff is made. 'Made in Myanmar' has moral implications which a lot of people think about. Extreme example, but it's not dead. 3. You can't just shrug off regulation. What about the recent spate of court cases against Chinese firms for dangerously faulty goods? 4. National branding is exhibited in the shifting patterns of vacation and business travel. And is it really so much to ask you to use capital letters? If I can type on a keyboard with no goddamn visible letters, you can use the shift button. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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