Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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