Back from China

davidkachel · 08-13-2007, 05:56 PM

China was full of surprises...

Within a 3 hour drive of where I was (about 2 hours Southwest of Shanghai) live the same number of people as the entire population of the US!

Buildings look modern and well constructed, skyscrapers are everywhere, cars are new, pricey and abundant, people are well-dressed and fed, freeways are ubiquitous and well-maintained, and the service on Chinese airlines makes US carriers look like detention camps.

Don't look now guys, but the world's driving economic force has moved East... far East.
In 5-10 years they are going to go flying past us so fast we'll need slo-mo cameras just to see them.

When I asked the American expat businessman I was there to see why he set up shop in China, he said "because there are too many roadblocks in the US"!

They're training chemists, engineers and business people while we train burger flippers! When will government get its hands out of the damn pie?!

When I asked about communism the reply was; "What communism? There are too many people to keep an eye on. This country is now communist in name only."

08-13-2007, 05:56 PM	#1
davidkachel User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 784 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Back from China China was full of surprises... Within a 3 hour drive of where I was (about 2 hours Southwest of Shanghai) live the same number of people as the entire population of the US! Buildings look modern and well constructed, skyscrapers are everywhere, cars are new, pricey and abundant, people are well-dressed and fed, freeways are ubiquitous and well-maintained, and the service on Chinese airlines makes US carriers look like detention camps. Don't look now guys, but the world's driving economic force has moved East... far East. In 5-10 years they are going to go flying past us so fast we'll need slo-mo cameras just to see them. When I asked the American expat businessman I was there to see why he set up shop in China, he said "because there are too many roadblocks in the US"! They're training chemists, engineers and business people while we train burger flippers! When will government get its hands out of the damn pie?! When I asked about communism the reply was; "What communism? There are too many people to keep an eye on. This country is now communist in name only." __________________ A heroin habit would be cheaper.