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Michael MacClancy
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:56:17 +0100, Ambrose Nankivell wrote:
> In news:[email protected],
> Mark South <[email protected]> typed:
>> "Michael MacClancy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:45:28 +0200, Mark South wrote:
>>>
>>>> "paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> Oh and components wise, you'll probably end up with shimano
>>>>> (the miccrosoft of the cycling world) and I *think* these are
>>>>> made in japan.
>>>>
>>>> Ony their higher end stuff is made in Japan, the bulk of the range
>>>> comes from Taiwan and the mainland.
>>>
>>> ... the mainland of what?
>>
>> Mainland China. It would have sounded dumb to write "from Taiwan and
>> China." since Taiwan is China.
>
> Well, you don't have to take that line, as you're not trying to keep up good
> diplomatic relations with Beijing.
>
.... or Peking, even. ;-)
--
Michael MacClancy
Random putdown - "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his
friends." -Oscar Wilde
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> In news:[email protected],
> Mark South <[email protected]> typed:
>> "Michael MacClancy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:45:28 +0200, Mark South wrote:
>>>
>>>> "paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> Oh and components wise, you'll probably end up with shimano
>>>>> (the miccrosoft of the cycling world) and I *think* these are
>>>>> made in japan.
>>>>
>>>> Ony their higher end stuff is made in Japan, the bulk of the range
>>>> comes from Taiwan and the mainland.
>>>
>>> ... the mainland of what?
>>
>> Mainland China. It would have sounded dumb to write "from Taiwan and
>> China." since Taiwan is China.
>
> Well, you don't have to take that line, as you're not trying to keep up good
> diplomatic relations with Beijing.
>
.... or Peking, even. ;-)
--
Michael MacClancy
Random putdown - "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his
friends." -Oscar Wilde
www.macclancy.demon.co.uk
www.macclancy.co.uk