Would you import stuff from HK after SARS?
I was just asking myself if people used to import DVDs, merchandise, etc. from Japan, China, or Honk Kong, would import something in this moment, with SARS spreading around...
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I don't know... Some imports shops don't sell anymore merchandising coming from China or Hong Kong, so getting stuff is also becoming more and more difficult for those who still want to buy.
I wanted a gloomy bear, but I suppose I'll have to wait to get one *sighs* https://www.kokuun.net/images/gloomy.jpg Isn't it beautiful? I'll try to find something else instead, like a real bear, for example... |
My wife says they are offering nurses $100 an hour to come to Ontario to care for SARS patients. I guess some nurses up there have been walking out.
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Okay, you know what? This is pissing me off and I'm sick and tired of hearing people say "Oh, Asians are bad, Asians are sick, the Asian stuff is crap" etc. Just because of this incident and everyone is against Asians.
To begin with, SARS is a mutant virus that could've been created anywhere. It only happened to be in Hong Kong and the people just came over to the US and spread it around. But they didn't realize that this was some new virus. And I seriously doubt that by importing DVDs, goodies, or whatnot will cause you to get sick. But, it's not my place to say whether or not you should...it's your choice. The only reason why I'm so angry is because lately, there has been some "anti-Asian" stuff going on in my town. My sister was sick a few weeks ago, not due to SARS but she just got a sore throat and that linked to a fever and then she was coughing. She goes into a store and she's standing in line behind two Americans. She coughs and they look behind at her and inch forward a little bit. Oh, they were trying to make it not obvious, but c'mon....she's not stupid. At the restaurant where I work, many Asians come by and they're discussing stories about their incident with some people and the same things happen: they get weird looks, some people walk away quickly, people avoid them.... Ironically, if this virus was started in the US or something, it'll be totally acceptable and no one would say anything. :sarcasm: This is not to say that I don't understand the fear of people....yeah, it is scary about SARS and there's no vaccine/treatment available at the moment....I'm scared to death. But the thing is, everyone is acting as if Asians are just disgusting now. I don't appreciate this because I do not enjoy having filthy looks at me whenever I go into a store. |
I agree with most part of what meryl said in her post. Asian markets are ging to be affected by this whole question. Many people cancelled orders coming from Asian shops, many others are not going to buy stuff "Made in China" for the same reason.
This makes you wonder how comes that this time is China to suffer from all this, mainly... Asian products are sold all over the world and their prices are usually extremely low compared to the ones of Western products (we're speaking of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and similar, Japan is apparently not involved), and now, with SARS (aguess what? a modified virus), their economy will be somewhat damaged, at least for the present moment.. hmmm... hmmm... coincidences. |
I wouldn't just to be 100% safe, but I don't think Asians are disgusting for it, nor is it there fault. Americans are going over there, catching it and the returning to America. That is how it is getting into the USA.
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I haven't imported stuff from anywhere but the news about SARS starting over there wouldn't keep me from doing it if I ever decided I wanted to.
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1 - Asians are really good people if you get to know them. If some Killer bug turns up there its not going to be deliberate - it just happened there so if people are gonna be racist at least dont make it the most obvious thing in the world - but I think its totally despicable. My workmates were making jokes about Asians yesterday and I walked out of the room in disgust.
2 - If everything is xhecked for the bug like through some scaner as they go through certain places then there would be no problem and I dont even have a problem in ordering from anywhere like that because the chances of actually catching SARS from a package is very low. 3 - There is some big idea that SARS came from outer space on a comet or something? Does anyone know if thats true or is there anything anyone can tell me about the origin of it because its kind of like my big question of the week. |
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<---- Doesn't import bootleg copies of anime from China anyways.
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I know that on Tuesday the Toronto Blue Jays are selling tickets for onlt $1.00. I guess some company bought all the tickets and are reselling them to get people to come to their games. Though their attendance has not slipped any since the outbreak. Quote:
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Asian Pride, meryl! <:)
I know what you mean about the people acting all paranoid about SARS. The store which my mother owns has seen a slight decrease in customers recently, but I honestly dont think that the majority of them have even thought about having a problem with imported goods. And hopefully that thought wont ever cross their mind's. But it seems everyone's talking about it in the asian community, and not to say SARS isnt a serious topic, because it is. I'm just getting a little tired of people speculating this and that and not even knowing the proper facts. And this goes for everyone, asian, american, whatever. They shouldnt be spreading rumors that they've heard and are not completely sure of, it just causes more people to spread crap around. I seriously hate it whenever someone thinks they know what's going on, and then tries to explain it to a group of people, when all their doing is just causing them to panic. I mean, damn, if their gonna explain something, they should at least know their facts. But you know what? I think i'm gonna walk around and pretend to cough, just to see what people do...;) edit: btw guys, the little asian smiley doesnt work! It turns out like this <:) |
very true, SARS is a very important topic and I get what youre saying there.
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Only like 2% of the people who get SARS die from it. Or so they said on South Park :D
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I heard that it was like 35%..... but that was at the start of the outbreak. |
Meh, I didn't believe it. I just wanted to make a reference to South Park ;)
"Hey, Brovlovski's a good cop!" |
yo suzuki, i thought that only 2% of ppl w/ it died too. but i think its actually 35% (omg, a TV show lied!!)
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