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Re: German Sales Levels
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:14:03 GMT
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Eric Brok wrote in message ...
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> Steve Bliss wrote in message <369f3f93.3082410@lugnet.com>...
> > "The German child will carefully open the box, retrieve the
> > instructions, and build the model according to the instructions. The
> > American child will tear open the box, take a glance at the
> > instructions, throw them to the side, and start doing his own thing."
<snipped reference that says Steve is paraphrasing someone else....>
That's funny. I was born in Germany, and have definitely inherited the
follow instructions gene. But since I married an Irish-Canadian, and had
twins, the pool has become muddied.
I now have one 6 year old that acts like a German, and the other twin
acts like an American :-)
The kid that ignores the instructions actually does build it carefully
the first time, and THEN throws the instructions away. He has been
working on an elaborate X-Wing with folding wings and guns, and an
R2D2 seat, and landing gear and..... for about 3 months solid. Walking
in his room is best accomplished by those experienced in these matters.
Back to work...
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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The train stops at the train station,
The bus stops at the bus station,
So why am I sitting at a work station?
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| Steve Bliss wrote in message <369f3f93.3082410@lu...et.com>... (...) I'm not sure, but I think in recent years sales have been disappointing in Germany, even before Town Jr was released. See www.lego.com for the annual reports on 1997 and 1996. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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