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  1. 29th June 2005, 09:32 PM #1
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    Default Looking for an Australian Job

    Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6am.
    While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking,
    he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG).
    He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA),
    designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE)
    and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).
    After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA)
    he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO)
    to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN)
    to the radio (MADE IN INDIA)
    he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY)
    and continued his search for a good paying Australian JOB. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL)
    poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE)
    and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA),
    and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in Australia.....

    He also decided to have some McDonald’s made from how many imported products????
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  3. 29th June 2005, 09:41 PM #2
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    I want to know how he could afford a car made in Germany, or a French Wine, if he didn't have a high paid job. :confused:
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    HA! I checked and this isn't in the joke forum!!!

    So here I am at the back of my run-up..... .......

    Trouble is that I've never heard anyone, ANYONE who moans (no offence Bob) about the lack of Australian product, who is either:

    Prepared to take a cut in pay and/or conditions to allow a competitive product to be manufactured at a reasonable price.

    or:

    Prepared to pay significantly more for an equivalent local product.


    Someone please prove me wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
    I want to know how he could afford a car made in Germany, or a French Wine, if he didn't have a high paid job. :confused:
    It was a "Trabi"!



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    Go Trabi Go!
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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    ....So here I am at the back of my run-up..... .......

    Someone please prove me wrong.
    Yeah, I call it the 'silly solleys mentality', trouble is, the whole bludy world seems to have it.

    Mind you, I've been fixing computers for 26 year now & the last Australian made computer that I worked on (can't remember the name 'cos it was 19 years ago) had 52 screws holding the F'n cover on. No bull, I can't remember the name of it but I can remember the number of screws 'cos it was the same as the number of weeks in a year. I wonder why they aren't around any longer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    It was a "Trabi"!



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    I wasn't sure if that was the car or the wine so I did a google on it, all the pages were in German so I guess it's not the wine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    So here I am at the back of my run-up..... .......
    Yeeeeees, bowled him, beauuuuuutiful delivery that....
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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge

    Trouble is that I've never heard anyone, ANYONE who moans (no offence Bob) about the lack of Australian product, who is either:

    Prepared to take a cut in pay and/or conditions to allow a competitive product to be manufactured at a reasonable price.

    or:

    Prepared to pay significantly more for an equivalent local product.


    Someone please prove me wrong.
    Hi there Midge,

    Taking a paycut not really relevant in my profession as Im providing a service rather than involved in making a product. I do however buy Australian when its an option..even if it means paying more than a foreign manufactured equivalent.
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    Safeway have a French Wine for $4.99, tried it once, like a delicate blend of grapella and metho, cleared a blockage in the sink though.
    Made our cask wines look good..............
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iain
    Safeway have a French Wine for $4.99, tried it once, like a delicate blend of grapella and metho, cleared a blockage in the sink though.
    Made our cask wines look good..............

    Not for nothing do they call it vin ordinaire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Driver
    Not for nothing do they call it vin ordinaire.
    With the accent Captoon, with the accent!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwigeo
    Taking a paycut not really relevant in my profession as Im providing a service rather than involved in making a product. I do however buy Australian when its an option..even if it means paying more than a foreign manufactured equivalent.
    ... see what I mean!! You're not moaning about it!! Good on yer kiwigeo!

    I used to be with you all the way, (till I discovered a certain Canadian outfit), and still try to buy local when I can...... but we are a dying breed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwigeo
    Taking a paycut not really relevant in my profession as Im providing a service rather than involved in making a product.
    Don't worry, if they could figure out a way to offshore your job, sorry service, to India you'd be doing more than taking a pay cut. :eek:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
    Yeah, I call it the 'silly solleys mentality', trouble is, the whole bludy world seems to have it.

    Mind you, I've been fixing computers for 26 year now & the last Australian made computer that I worked on (can't remember the name 'cos it was 19 years ago) had 52 screws holding the F'n cover on. No bull, I can't remember the name of it but I can remember the number of screws 'cos it was the same as the number of weeks in a year. I wonder why they aren't around any longer?
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