On Mon, 21 May 2012 23:51:48 +0100, "David Storm"
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>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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>On Sun, 20 May 2012 21:28:57 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>On Sun, 20 May 2012 15:38:00 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
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>>> Janet wrote:
>>> > In article >,
>>> > says...
>>> >> sf > wrote:
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>>> >>> On Fri, 18 May 2012 20:07:23 -0400, S Viemeister
>>> >>>> I have a utility room for my washer and dryer. So does my nearest
>>> >>>> neighbour, and my cousin down the road...
>>> >>> You must be living in American style homes then.
>>> >> You're not a proper American until you've breathed the humidity-warm
>>> >> cotton-dryer sheet combination in an enclosed tiny laundry room.
>>> >
>>> > Probably. Why does the USA have such a struggle with basic domestic
>>> > technology?
>>> >
>>> > My dryers have always vented to outdoors so they don't raise the
>>> > humity
>>> > level indoors.
>>> >
>>> > Janet (UK)
>>>
>>> Why do you have better products there? It is extremely annoying.
>>>
>>Maybe their washers and dryers aren't made in China.
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>The Europeans have just as much made in China products and probably
>more. I'll bet better than 90 of the products sf buys are foreign
>made with the vast majority from the orient, she has no choice... very
>little manufacturing is conducted in the US anymore... the US hasn't
>many working in the skilled trades anymore, the US educational system
>doesn't teach how to earn a living... way too many teachers are morons
>just like sf... and the school administrators are much dumber. If all
>you were taught is how to drive a desk you haven't a very bright
>employment future, you may draw good pay for a short while but any
>downturn in the economy you'll be the first to be unemployed, and
>probably never find a job again at a higher level than toilet janitor.
>At some point about forty years ago parents began preaching how they
>didn't want their kids to work with their hands like they did...
>meanwhile all those skilled trades parents retired comfortably while
>their know-nothing-useful kids will end up living in homeless shelters
>and spending their energies marching with the POPS (parasite occupier
>protesters) and drugging. The European economy ain't doing too good
>either, is it... they have even fewer skilled workers. Only Germany
>still has many skilled workers, but that's changing too.
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>70% of European washing machines are made in Italy, 20% in Eastern Europe.

You mean *assembled* with made in the orient parts... same with US
brand autos. I just love posts from the illiterate *******s.