|This speaks a lot about the Japanese quality standards and also cultural misunderstandings. They’re still laughing about this at IBM. Apparently the computer giant decided to have some parts manufactured in Japan as a trial project. In the specifications, they set out that they will accept three defective parts per
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|An American will say, “Hot day!” A Canadian will say, “Hot day, eh?” meaning “It’s a hot day, isn’t it?”This is something deeper than spelling or pronunciation. It goes to the heart of the less-assertive Canadian character. The United States was born when Americans revolted against King George III and
“What’s the difference between the North American porcupine and the African porcupine,” the society matron asked the zookeeper.”The principal difference is the North American species has a longer prick.”This, as you might assume, distressed the matron who stormed immediately to the zoo manager’s office. The zoo manager said, “Ma’am, I