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Story in today's Japan Times. Japanese brands making a run at Swiss Watches.

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Old news. People who spend money on luxury items want their watches to be Swiss, their cars to be German, and their shoes to be Italian, with few exceptions. Japanese watches are seen as inexpensive and utilitarian and will have a nearly impossible run at changing their perception (except maybe in China and Japan).
 
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People who spend money on luxury items want... their shoes to be Italian...

I want my shoes to last more than a week in rain/sleet/hale/snow/sun/wind/alien invasion... and fit my huge feet... English made shoes... that's where it's at 馃槈
 
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I want my shoes to last more than a week in rain/sleet/hale/snow/sun/wind/alien invasion... and fit my huge feet... English made shoes... that's where it's at 馃槈

I'm with you, and would add American shoes to the list of top quality foot wear (Allen Edmonds, Alden, etc). The soles on Italian shoes are too thin to wear well, and the leather of their uppers is generally softer. It's part of their look and feel, but they don't hold up to abuse as well as English or American shoes. My post was more a generalization about reputation of certain countries for certain luxury items.
 
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I'm happy with Chinese shoes

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Or the good going out ones
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I'm with you, and would add American shoes to the list of top quality foot wear (Allen Edmonds, Alden, etc). The soles on Italian shoes are too thin to wear well, and the leather of their uppers is generally softer. It's part of their look and feel, but they don't hold up to abuse as well as English or American shoes. My post was more a generalization about reputation of certain countries for certain luxury items.

Ah yes.

The "GOTTA HAVE THE EXPENSIVE <INSERT THING>" crowd... who aren't always that interested in the thing, but more in having it, and in other people not having it... and knowing that they have it.
 
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English made shoes... that's where it's at 馃槈

Nobody bests our maple syrup!

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Cat 2 cyclone here for me .

Google NT news for some videos
 
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Nobody bests our maple syrup!

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That's the smaller drinking size can right? For a quick morning pick-me-up. You guys sure don't mess abooooot.
 
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Cat 2 cyclone here for me .

Is that the one that gets the ingrained stains out, or the gentle wool wash? 馃槈
 
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That's the smaller drinking size can right? For a quick morning pick-me-up. You guys sure don't mess abooooot.

For breakfast, It goes well with spacer.gif ...
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Total thread derailment on the very first page. 馃憤 We're firing on all cylinders today gents! ::psy::
 
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Is that the one that gets the ingrained stains out, or the gentle wool wash? 馃槈

It's the one that fills the 馃がen pool up with shit and ruins my weekend with 10 trips to the dump tomorrow one Chris 馃槈
 
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Well done lads!
 
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It's the one that fills the 馃がen pool up with shit and ruins my weekend with 10 trips to the dump tomorrow one Chris 馃槈

But does it get curry stains out Andy? 馃榿
 
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But does it get curry stains out Andy? 馃榿

Got the Indian bloke two doors down out 馃榿
 
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