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Originally Posted by Louwai
The owner had a forklift sitting at the side, but rather than having to spend money on the fuel, he just called a bunch of friends & they did it for nothing.
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This is funny. I was told exactly the same thing about a leather manufacturing/sewing company that relocated its operation in China couple of years ago. They were trying to sell them those tables with micro holes and pressurised air (like the game where you push a plastic disk and score, same system). When you pile up 100s of layers of leather sheets it can weigh tones, so they use those "air tables" to slide the weight around. The chinese owner turned around and said he didn't need them. When asked why he said we'll just get more workers to shift the load around.
So this barter system is deeply engrained into their culture. God knows what else. It's going to take a lot of education and a couple of generations to see procedures put in places at all level. Pollution and environmental concerns are probably right at the bottom of their list if any.
