Originally Posted by
henkybaby
I get a distinct 'meanwhile back in the real world' feeling when you say that. Don't mean it disrespectful at all, but since we all want 'the best' for 'as little as possible' this simply won't happen.
The entire ME / Asian hospitality industry is built on (extremely) cheap labor. We all buy clothes made in the region. The list goes on and on.
We either need to wait patiently for our 'standards' to be adopted by the rest of the world but I believe it is more likely that - as economic power shifts - we will be forced to rethink our standards. Not that I want us to, but the power of capital gain etc...
Sorry for being rude, you are a polite chap, but I must sneer, really sneer at the idea of "waiting patiently" for their standards to magically rise to our own. Our standards were won in ages past by generations gone through blood and fire and revolutions. Giving them up without a fight for a slightly higher living standard for an evrr decreasing sliver of society puts us all on a highway go nothing in the long run. Anyone with kids should care.
And if you too dont believe in that fairy tale then get ready for the end of globalism and capitalism as you know it.