Mark Rejhon
join:2004-02-02
Ottawa, ON
 ·Magma Communications
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July 18th, @05:17PM
| reply to IGGY
Re: This is a great country
>>But many would consider North Korea to be. Yet they have better pricing and speeds for broadband.
Don't you mean South Korea?
There's almost no Internet at all in North Korea. (Well, some, but reserved for the elites there.) South Korea is the country with good relations with USA and some parts of your computer may actually be manufactured there. North Korea is the one on the 'terror sponsor' list. |
Mark Rejhon
join:2004-02-02
Ottawa, ON
·Magma Communications
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July 18th, @05:19PM
| BTW -- Regarding Canada or any other country -- It's not as if one country is 100% superior in 100% of departments over other. Obviously, many USA products are better (no question), but even the USA government acknowledges certain Canadian products are better. Whether it be something as simple as maple syrup  or certain types of telco equipment or the Blackberry email cellphone (Even the USA congress asked a USA company's lawsuit not to shut down the Canadian company, because of the way congressmen now use Blackberry email cellphones now; and how the Canadian Blackberry the most flawless-working wireless email device at World Trade Center on 9/11). For example, some USA telcos prefer to buy Nortel (Canada) equipment than Lucent (USA) equipment. Or controversial Canadian lumber, some say it is best bang-for-the-buck wood (which USA needs to put up duties for to protect USA lumber industry). Or even Alberta oil. Things like that. Even if we're not as good as Japan's Sony at making small gadgets or such. Of course, it doesn't mean we're always a better country to live in during the winter (Some of us rather be in Florida, but even those snowbird migrating Canadians still call Canada home ) And USA is always an important business partner to do business with. Be careful about just using the word "better"; you have to be way more specific about what the word means. It's a black-and-white view otherwise... |
