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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by blattimwind on Saturday October 05, 2019 @08:42PM (#21168992)
There's still a lot of good (but generally expensive) stuff made in EU and Germany, it's just that "the brand" has been tainted by many companies peddling badly made things with "made in ...".
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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by Tomte on Sunday October 06, 2019 @04:08AM (#21170534)
Fun fact: "Made in Germany" wasn't a sign of quality in the beginning. The British introduced that as a diss, to separate their domestic products from cheap imports.
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