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Re: New LEGO factory inaugurated
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Fri, 1 Dec 2000 16:45:28 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.lego, Mark de Kock writes:
> > In lugnet.lego, Adrian Drake writes:
> > > So they are closing US operations while opening a new factory in the Czech
> > > Republic? I guess labor's cheaper there.
> > >
> > > Adrian
> > > --
> > > www.brickfrenzy.com
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> > Or they work harder over there ?
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> Now thats a low blow... I don't particularly appretiate it either.
Perhaps it's meant as an ironic comment. As an American living
in the Netherlands, I can tell you that they don't work
any harder here than they do at home. [1] (If anything, 5:00pm
is even *more* sacrosanct here--the traffic pulse is stunning!)
There is a 'myth of the lazy American' that seems to be wide-
spread in much of Europe. Considering the image of ourselves
that we market to the rest of the world, I can see how it got
started. The fact that most Americans encountered by Europeans
in Europe are on *holiday* probably doesn't help.
But in a way, it's not necessarily a cut on Americans--after
all, they didn't put the factory in Britain, France, or the
Netherlands, did they? I have a feeling it has to do with
the startup costs, the labour costs, *and* the labour *laws*...
something we might not like to think about (the possibility
of LEGO exploiting labour). But it is notable that they didn't
try to go well outside the EU.
best
LFB
[1] On the average. Individual cases will vary.
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| (...) Well, you are on to something I think. In the US the major cost would go to lawyers, while it is likely that the developing Eastern European contries are more open to corporations stepping in. They likely will experience less legal resistance (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Plus Reading the press release it might have something to do with transport costs. After all I once heard the Czech Republic being described as the crossroads of Europe.- i.e It's convenient for most of the EU AND for Eastern Europe that (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: New LEGO factory inaugurated
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| (...) Plus Reading the press release it might have something to do with transport costs. After all I once heard the Czech Republic being described as the crossroads of Europe.- i.e It's convenient for most of the EU AND for Eastern Europe that (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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