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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6
I've said this a number of times, but after interacting with Americans on various forums, there is a general lack of awareness of the world around them. And that's not just cars, but any topic you care to mention. In other words, a very self absorbed and oblivious society.
For cars, I always laugh when someone from Ford or GM talk about their product being of "global" quality or "globally competitive" when said product is not sold outside of the US market. To me that is just so arrogantly ignorant, almost as if they consider America to be "the world" and the only ones that matter.
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I hated dealing with American suppliers, the 'mom and pop' independents were great but corporates - the world stops at the USA's east and west coasts, they behave like we're priviledged to be able to purchase from them.
Resourced Honeywell away to a Chinese supplier who makes a copy of their product that is better than the original, best decision I ever made, actually receive our goods on time rather than lead time + 150 days, cheaper and the quality is better.
Chinese suppliers actually want to do business, American ones don't care about anything outside of the US.