On Sunday 24 March 2002 08:33 am, Robin Turner opened a hailing frequency and transmitted:
> On Sunday 24 March 2002 13:53, john rigby wrote: > > ********** In a word, no. They were essentially "manufactured" by > > the West, the USA in particular. I did spend a considerable time > > going in and out of the country many years ago. Very simple people > > the Japanese. It was and is a feudal system. The "economic > > Maybe John has more experience of Japanese culture, so I'm reluctant > to pitch in here, but "simple" is the last word that comes to mind. > Traditional Japanese culture is feudal in a sense, but we shouldn't > forget that the word refers to a very specific social system in > Europe, and doesn't transplant well. Japanese culture was heavily > influenced by Confucianism, which incorporates some but not all add to that taoism as it filtered in by way of zen and combine it with the homegrown animism that is shinto and you get a wide mix. once again john has managed to skim only the thinest surface of something and proceeded to explain everything from his sample. > As for the marketing side - well again I'm no expert. All I remember > is that when I was a kid, "Made in Japan" was almost synonymous with > "shoddy", whereas now it's a byword for quality, there is an old story about a computer manufacturer who gave the early japaneses chip plants a try, but with a twist. they asked that only 1% of the chips have defects. at the time that was an outrageous thing to ask for, most american plants couldn't come close to that. when the shipment came it had a note with it that said "we don't understand why you want 1% of your chips to not work, but we packaged them seperatly for you. -- Remember, to a tree being useful is a terminal illness. shane Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ Registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/
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