Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In Louisiana, we eschew those labels and distrust them. We have an agency that "Certifies Cajun" so you know the crawfish don't speak Mandarin. On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com>wrote: > I think all these are in the realms of urban legend, and each country has > its own take on this. Here in India it was a mythical society called > "Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association" which was deemed responsible for all the > fake "Made in USA" stuff.... > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net > >wrote: > > > Seth, > > > > Yes, your dad was right. > > > > Len > > > > > > On Feb 5, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: > > > > Oh you're THAT old Larry? ;-) > >> > >> I recall, as a kid, my dad telling me - and I don't know to this day if > it > >> is/was fact or apocryphal - that before WWII there was a Japanese town > >> called Usa where much manufacture was done, so that they could mark > >> products: "made in Usa" > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" < > >> lrzeitlin@optonline.net> > >> To: <lug@leica-users.org> > >> Cc: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:42 AM > >> Subject: [Leica] Re: China, Japan, Thailand, etc. > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Feb 5, 2009, at 11:06 AM, Chris wrote: > >>> > >>> The "pro" > >>>> gear is still "Made in Japan". > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> When I was a kid,"Made in Japan" had a pejorative ring to it. Only > >>> cheap stuff was made in Japan. > >>> > >>> Larry Z > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.17/1934 - Release Date: > 02/04/09 > >> 08:24:00 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA