DS iQue #0004: Shenyou Maliou DS (China)
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You'd have to find a country with such a huge labor force that you'd be able to pay them pennies first. Then, if you were a big investor you'd want to find a place where you know you can MAKE money. Why does everyone come here to China? Because we have 1.3 billion people, for starters. Secondly, there's almost nonexistent labor laws protecting worker's rights - something Euro and US companies wish they could have, too bad for the you have democracies and equal rights.
Secondly, you'd want to find a stable country where the politics wouldn't interrupt the economic output. The issue with a lot of poor countries is that politically they're extremely unstable. An unstable government doesn't bode well for investors if your factories and assets are seized by a radical government - i.e. Cuba and American investments there in the 1950s. China, while not the freest country in the world, is incredibly stable for such a large population. People accept the status quo and go on with their lives, so the economy grows and grows. The Chinese government bent over backwards for foreign investment and still does today. They basically sold out their own people to the highest bidder hence nearly everything being made here today.
Secondly, you'd want to find a stable country where the politics wouldn't interrupt the economic output. The issue with a lot of poor countries is that politically they're extremely unstable. An unstable government doesn't bode well for investors if your factories and assets are seized by a radical government - i.e. Cuba and American investments there in the 1950s. China, while not the freest country in the world, is incredibly stable for such a large population. People accept the status quo and go on with their lives, so the economy grows and grows. The Chinese government bent over backwards for foreign investment and still does today. They basically sold out their own people to the highest bidder hence nearly everything being made here today.
You might be right but it's still not cool to say. We know we are enjoying a lot of advantages over here because of the hard work of others. The least we can do is not be smug about it and respect the work they do.
Guys, no need to argue.
Fact is, American people have a good standard of living in the world because of the hard work of Americans, luck, and diplomacy.
One thing I don't like is when people feel bad for poor people - you shouldn't. If the people wanted to change things, they would. If they don't, and enjoy the status quo, well, then that's what they deserve. You have to fight for things you want, that is reality.
Look at any European power - the British, the French, the Germans. All of them were war-mongering, imperialist countries. These advantages of having colonies spread throughout the globe allowed them to develop ahead of the pack, and through winning various wars cement their place among the wealthy few in the world.
Nobody should be proud to be any country's person, because no one in the world has any place to criticize another's country. We all have, at one point, done things that can be considered wrong and selfish.
Fact is, American people have a good standard of living in the world because of the hard work of Americans, luck, and diplomacy.
One thing I don't like is when people feel bad for poor people - you shouldn't. If the people wanted to change things, they would. If they don't, and enjoy the status quo, well, then that's what they deserve. You have to fight for things you want, that is reality.
Look at any European power - the British, the French, the Germans. All of them were war-mongering, imperialist countries. These advantages of having colonies spread throughout the globe allowed them to develop ahead of the pack, and through winning various wars cement their place among the wealthy few in the world.
Nobody should be proud to be any country's person, because no one in the world has any place to criticize another's country. We all have, at one point, done things that can be considered wrong and selfish.
The poor are poor because the rich are rich. There are lazy, horrible, ungrateful arseholes with more money than god and there are hard working, honourable decent people without a bean to their name. Your wealth, like your religion is, 99% an accident of birth.
OK I don't believe that anyone should feel bad for the poor. Sure most people who are rich are born rich. But that shouldn't stop anyone from working hard to make money or improve there way of life.
People are born into wealth yes, but anyone can work there way up in life. People are also born with talents skills, strength, good looks, a work ethic, etc. All they have to do is find their calling/skill. Will Smith did it in that one movie with the kid. The man who he played had 0 dollars to his name. His makes millions each year now.
People, find your skill, exploit it, make money...
My two cents...
People are born into wealth yes, but anyone can work there way up in life. People are also born with talents skills, strength, good looks, a work ethic, etc. All they have to do is find their calling/skill. Will Smith did it in that one movie with the kid. The man who he played had 0 dollars to his name. His makes millions each year now.
People, find your skill, exploit it, make money...
My two cents...
There are parts of the world where circumstances literally make that impossible. I suggest you go there and give it a try. Also, if everyone did what you say (or if you genuinely allowed everyone the opportunity of wealth if they were willing to work for it) our society would completely crumble because our economy needs poor people to function. The "land of opportunity" spiel is very nice but you have to make sure not every one can make it or else you don't have the cheap, desperate labour you need to base your country on.
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I am a Chinese-Canadian, and frankly all I see coming out of half the Americans here is plain arrogance.
China is one of the most economically diverse countries in the world. You have places where people are sitting on the street waiting for someone to come along and offer them 2RMB an hour to do some meaningless chore, whilst in another place you have people driving a BMW going to parties and restaurants with family and friends as his company makes income for him.
Frankly, if China lost some 50% of their populace in a freak cataclysm, they'd probably come out better than they were before, in a few years.
Chinese people pirate because they can't afford any surplus of income.
Think about it this way, middle-class Americans earn $3000 a month, or close to it. Middle-class Chinese earn 3000RMB a month. You buy an iPod in America, it costs $120 a small percentage of your monthly income. You buy an iPod in China, it costs 1000RMB. That's almost a THIRD your monthly income. However, if you buy local goods, a no-name MP4 only costs around 200RMB, and is shaped like an iPod for marketing purposes. This is why entertainment in China is so expensive. Not to mention the Chinese in this example works longer hours and probably seven days a week.
So before you laugh at the Chinese for their fake goods and mass of illegal trade, think about their situation.
China is one of the most economically diverse countries in the world. You have places where people are sitting on the street waiting for someone to come along and offer them 2RMB an hour to do some meaningless chore, whilst in another place you have people driving a BMW going to parties and restaurants with family and friends as his company makes income for him.
Frankly, if China lost some 50% of their populace in a freak cataclysm, they'd probably come out better than they were before, in a few years.
Chinese people pirate because they can't afford any surplus of income.
Think about it this way, middle-class Americans earn $3000 a month, or close to it. Middle-class Chinese earn 3000RMB a month. You buy an iPod in America, it costs $120 a small percentage of your monthly income. You buy an iPod in China, it costs 1000RMB. That's almost a THIRD your monthly income. However, if you buy local goods, a no-name MP4 only costs around 200RMB, and is shaped like an iPod for marketing purposes. This is why entertainment in China is so expensive. Not to mention the Chinese in this example works longer hours and probably seven days a week.
So before you laugh at the Chinese for their fake goods and mass of illegal trade, think about their situation.
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i agree with all the post u made in this thread. thx for the enlightenment, some ppl in this forum needs it.
anyway so how many ique games are there now? is the the latest one or just the latest one that's ripped?
Damn straight man!
"There are parts of the world where circumstances literally make that impossible. I suggest you go there and give it a try. Also, if everyone did what you say (or if you genuinely allowed everyone the opportunity of wealth if they were willing to work for it) our society would completely crumble because our economy needs poor people to function. The "land of opportunity" spiel is very nice but you have to make sure not every one can make it or else you don't have the cheap, desperate labour you need to base your country on."
^ this dude is correct too. you can't make money if you're born into poverty...let alone learn skills and get a job. Some people have such a narrow view of our world.
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