have been lucky...
science has gotten me all over the world.
dutch, british, french, spanish, italians,,,, all part of my education and career, in addition to chinese, india, and now thailand..
was stationed for a while at Wyeth,,, had canadian counterparts.
Once asked an old sage why the hell we moved all our manufacturing to Puerto Rico? he laughed,,, in the 70's the oil boom went bust. Puerto Ricans had an educated workforce, already knew plenty of chemistry, same time zone. cheap. Done.
globalism is upon us, global arbitrage of labor is over.
It might even be time for some of these bastages to make an honest living.... but I'm being hopeful. |