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Originally Posted by pj67coll
What jumped out at me the most was the concentration on relatively small family owned businesses concentrating on specialised high tech products with very little debt to outsiders such as banks etc. The return of their profits to their own organization for RandD purposes and their emphasis on growing in house skilled apprentices. Also the fact that most of them spoke English rather well. Their 10th grade apprentices are probably better educated than US high school grads.
- Peter.
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Their 10th grade apprentices are better educated than most US persons with a B.A./B.S. degree.
I think I was the last generation in US universities to have to pass a comprehensive examination to get my B.A. degree. I also had to pass one for each graduate degree I got.
Now this is no longer required.
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1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
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