On 5/29/2013 1:02 PM, Christopher Helms wrote:
>
> Damn, the Chinese are learning the nuts and bolts of capitalism in a
> hurry, aren't they?
>

The Chinese know their way around a buck although I suppose that it's
more comforting for us to believe that they are merely some goofy
looking people that talk funny.

The Chinese came to Hawaii during the late 1800s to work in the sugar
cane plantations. Most of them were single men and most of them would
take on Hawaiian women as wives. It was a case of the lowest class
joining the lowest class and yet today, the Chinese-Hawaiians are the
richest social class in Hawaii. I rent my office space a Chinese guy
that owns most of our little town.

My first job was working for a Chinese family that had a print shop.
They also owned the most famous Chinese restaurant in this state. They
dressed like poor folk and drove early 70s Subarus. It was not a pretty
sight. You might believe that these people are unsophisticated hicks all
right - my guess is that would suit them just fine. I prefer not to though.