and this makes Americans jerks how?

I'm not disagreeing, just not seeing how Nokia moving their manufacturing to
China has anything to do with it?

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] Why Americans Are the Jerks of the World!

> Now, this sucks!!!
>
> In the winter, I've used Hakkapeliitta's for almost 30 years.  Currently,
I
> use them on four cars which are in my maintenance program.  So, my heart
sank
> whenever I tripped over the following announcement.  I noticed that Nokian
is
> not shipping the Chinese junk to Europe or to their own country.
Apparently,
> we are the only suckers who will buy their new found junk.  Please spare
me all
> the anecdotes of how quality stuff now comes from China because I will
> counter with any randomly picked example of Chinese goods picked which
will prove
> you to be wrong.  If the Chinese are making modern contrivances which are
high
> quality, they are keeping them for themselves.
>
> George
>
> Nokian outsourcing to China.(News)(GiTi Tire)(Brief Article)
> Publication Date: 20-DEC-04
> Publication Title: Tire Business
> Format: HTML
> Company: Nokian Tyres PLC
> Author: Davis, Bruce
> Article Price: $9.95
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>
>
> Description
> Byline: Bruce Davis
>
> Tire dealers in North America handling the Nokian brand will be getting
> Nokian tires made in China starting next year, according to an outsourcing
> agreement signed by Nokian Tyres P.L.C. and GiTi Tire (China).
>
> The agreement calls for GiTi Tire-also known ...
>
> REF:
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-3523966_ITM&referid=2090