Originally Posted By davewasbaloo In fact before the war and the holocaust, a lot of what Hitler did was pretty cool. In fact there were a lot of similarities between the Fuhrer and FDR. That is how we gained so much power. Scary huh?
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< While Japan offers very high level customer care, that doesn't extend to giving money back without a fight. They'd much rather bow politely and apologize profusely, and they're always rather shocked when more than that is demanded. >>> And in the cases you state above where they eventually accommodated you, I'm sure that having an angry gaijin in their face that wouldn't back down had something to do with it.
Originally Posted By barboy So who is ready to hear about Mitsubishi and Japanese war crimes/slave labor? Maybe it's better to get back on topic.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo No, this is cool. I am waiting for someone to tell me Herbie was a Nazi experiment gone wrong, and that is why he went Bananas! ;-)
Originally Posted By barboy ///labeling a BMW or MB as a "Hitler car" in an attempt to disparage them/// I didn't label the cars like that to disparage but to make a joke. I have/had 3 new ones in the 2,000's (MB's), right? ....so naturally I like German cars very much. (I just don't think that they are made well/reliable compared to Japanese cars and the Korean Hyundai)
Originally Posted By Socrates "No, this is cool. I am waiting for someone to tell me Herbie was a Nazi experiment gone wrong, and that is why he went Bananas! ;-)" Seriously, wasn't Volkswagen ("People's Wagon") Hitler's idea? Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living."
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed I believe it was. He wanted a radio in every home and a car in every drive. VW beetle was the start of it all. Hence my little Disney joke.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***And in the cases you state above where they eventually accommodated you, I'm sure that having an angry gaijin in their face that wouldn't back down had something to do with it.*** Of course. (I've also been known to be the friendliest, most complimentary customer by many when I feel the service warrants it..which in Japan is almost always )
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <As others have pointed out, you're not too far off. So, vbdad55, that part of history is not part of the corporate training curriculum these days? < Unless I slept thru that part 25 years ago - management training does not include these references. I do see the lawsuit on the 'subsidiaries' that supposedly supplied all the data/equipment was dismissed. Maybe because they were taken over by the Nazi party already ? Just a thought.
Originally Posted By Socrates "Indeed I believe it was. He wanted a radio in every home and a car in every drive. VW beetle was the start of it all. Hence my little Disney joke." Okay, then just call me the messenger. Socrates "I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance."
Originally Posted By bayrr326 << Maybe I'll help the economy by buying that Disney monorail tee at 40% off at the outlet store tomorrow ... (if my $300 on $1400 worth of stuff at Macy's earlier this week didn't help enough!)>> Dude, I bought the same tee. I first saw it 6 months ago at the WOD. First I was shocked that there was a monorail t but how cool it was with the retro artwork. They seem to have turned a little bit of a corner when it comes to cool t shirts(there is another monorail tee in the parks right now) but it is still mostly the ladies who get the cool retro tees like the new 1971 collection.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<You are telling us that you buy MB primarily for reliability and not for its drivability, comfort and styling????? If you are being candid then you are truly a minority buyer.>> I buy it for all of the above, definitely. But quality is certainly a factor. And a big one too. I have the car because it is a total package deal. It's why while I really enjoyed my recent Hyundai Genesis but likely wouldn't stand in line to drop $41,000 (well, they likely would take $30,000 if you gave them a check but ...) if I were buying because they don't have a great rep ... even though it was a sweet drive.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >>>You do know this would make a great essay (or framework for one) if you had it published somewhere, right? (Seriously!)<<< <<Tempting, got a publisher friend?>> Lemme think about that one ... since I am not sure exactly where you'd place such a thing.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Leave the LP for a few days and it gets taken over by Nazi Talk. Ane people say I derail threads ...
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^We go haywire with his guidance. I think U2 did a song that fits it perfectly, "With or Without You".
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I don't know why but I find that song irritating ... but glad to see a redneck like yourself actually knows music that doesn't involve trucks, rainy nights in Tennessee, marrying your relatives and, oh yeah, working the night shift at Walmart!
Originally Posted By kennect Oh Spirit, Our Walmart closes at midnight...Does that mean we have the high class version?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> ^^I don't know why but I find that song irritating ... but glad to see a redneck like yourself actually knows music that doesn't involve trucks, rainy nights in Tennessee, marrying your relatives and, oh yeah, working the night shift at Walmart! << I normally would much rather listen to O Fortuna performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, rather than U2.
