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Old 05-31-08 | 08:22 PM
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Tabor
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Originally Posted by bragi
How do you know that? Do you think that people in India and China like inhaling vehicle exhaust? A recent poll showed that a larger percentage of people in China regarded Global Warming as a serious threat than people in the US. China has more stringent gas-mileage requirements than we do. They even banned the use of plastic bags recently. Don't assume that people in other countries are a bunch of ignorant peasants who don't care about the larger environment.
Yea, China (and Asia in general) have very informed consumers. The Chinese consumers payed close attention to the lead scare with Chinese toys... the problem is that THEIR government doesn't give a rat's ass, so they have to watch our news to figure out about their toys.
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