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Smegma
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CiaoCiao,
Obviously your questions are rethotical and do not require an answer.
Anyway, liked your post. Yeah! In the true spirit of David Ricardo and Adam Smith, and lately the U of C.
God bless the invisible hand of the market.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:37 am on Oct. 31, 2003
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hzink
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Quote: from CiaoCiao on 6:31 pm on Oct. 31, 2003
And last:
4) Are we ourselves not guilty of "exploiting' poor countries by similarly paying so much less for their goods and services than we would at home - open competition in a free market?
TouchÈ! I was curious to see how long it took for someone to pick up on that. After all, no matter how we try to twist and turn it, one of the big reasons why all of us are here, and love LS, is the lesser price for goods and services (and better quality of those goods).
Yep, guilty as charged 
As you said, best debated over a couple of cold ones. We should hook next time I'm in the area, as there are no easy answers.
Harry
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 11:59 am on Oct. 31, 2003
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CiaoCiao
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Quote: from hzink on 8:59 pm on Oct. 31, 2003
...best debated over a couple of cold ones. We should hook next time I'm in the area, as there are no easy answers.Harry
First one's on me.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:12 pm on Oct. 31, 2003
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whitespider
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Like Ukguy my background is in the fabric trade - the reason why I first started coming to LOS.
Whilst there ARE onvioulsy a LOT of fakes about I still have dealings with one particular who exports 40,000 replica football shirts a month to one of the mojor UK sports retailers. Two popints there
1. they wouldn't dare buy fakes for resale
2. the goods are made in Asia (not too sure where)
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 7:39 pm on Oct. 31, 2003
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Agent Smith
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I had to attend APEC.
There was much preparation
for the delegates. They were
most impressed with the
Royal Barge and the 'Light-show'
on the river. In my capacity I was
able to catch some interesting
'snippets' of comments from the
delegates. Some said what a
clean and magical country, with
everything in order. The night-life
reputation must be a thing of the
past. It reminded them of
Singapore.
Some of the other delegates
said it was just a show to
impress. What lies under the
surface is completely different.
I was not able to get any
information about whether the
World Bank is going to give the
country a large loan. I was not
allowed to discover the alleged
'Night-life' even if it does exist.
Security rules.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 3:37 am on Nov. 6, 2003
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hzink
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Quote: from Agent Smith on 4:37 pm on Nov. 6, 2003
I was not
allowed to discover the alleged
'Night-life' even if it does exist.
Security rules.
What? You had a 24/7 chaperone?
Harry
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 7:01 am on Nov. 6, 2003
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Quote: from Vancouver Jay on 12:12 pm on Oct. 31, 2003
Uh, no. Saipan and the rest of the Northern Marianas have been a Commonwealth Territory of the United States since '47. So unless the "poor country" you are referring to is the USA, no dice.
And nobody is exploited. The garment industry workers are almost exclusively foreign guest workers -- Filipinos mostly and other Asians and Pacific Islanders -- and while they don't make the US federal minimum wage, they do make a bit more than is paid for equivalent work in their home countries.
Being paid " a bit more" does not imply that workers are not being underpaid. The garment and fashion industry exploits its workers in Saipan as it does elsewhere, including the UK, where rules and regulations certainly exist, but are frequently ingnored. A recent BBC documentary revealed that Nike's Saipan factory regularily employed under-age women. Nike could not refute this.
The labelling of goods as 'Made in the USA', may also be legally acceptable, but is is clearly designed to deceive the customer.
RO
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:31 am on Nov. 6, 2003
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CiaoCiao
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Quote: from Agent Smith on 12:37 pm on Nov. 6, 2003
...I was not allowed to discover the alleged 'Night-life' even if it does exist. Security rules.
AS:
That validates my earlier report:
"...the scarcity of APEC crews in entertainment areas largely as a result of Thai government warnings to Embassies and Embassy warnings in turn to their constituents."
Most unfortunate. Better luck next time.
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 2:34 am on Nov. 7, 2003
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Agent Smith
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Quote: from hzink on 8:01 am on Nov. 6, 2003
Quote: from Agent Smith on 4:37 pm on Nov. 6, 2003
I was not
allowed to discover the alleged
'Night-life' even if it does exist.
Security rules.
I had a break occasionally.
One has to keep a vigilant
watch around the clock.
What? You had a 24/7 chaperone?
Harry
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 3:46 am on Nov. 7, 2003
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