CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Bucket1]

Learning new words is fun

[Albert1434]

Aloha All

[bignick]

4 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Learning new words is fun

Learning how to spell them is not.  

Edited January 14 by bignick

[bignick]

10 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Aloha, young Albert!  

Are you guys wrapped in blankets and drinking hot soup?

[spike382]

9 hours ago, raven1 said:

The term for this business structure is Chaebol, and it is based on the teachings of Confucius.  It is found in many East Asian countries at all socio-economic levels. If you go with your initial reaction, you're going to spend any time vacationing here, punching men and missing out on the fun. Oh...unless that's your kind of thing.😁

Oh don't get it twisted, people operating a self-owned business is something I really admire, and sometimes wish I could do myself.  I just wish (and I know I'm probably arguing against cultural norms I'm not a part of) that sometimes these guys could divorce their concept of self-owned business they stared and run, to this monolithic thing that dictates the futures of everyone in their families.

 

 

 

 

 

[Headstall]

14 hours ago, clochette said:

Clearly Drew wouldn't have the capacity to go that deep into a subject  

He's not the one used to going deep.  

[Headstall]

Hey, all!  

[Headstall]

Hello, @dughlas

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, spike382 said:

sometimes these guys could divorce their concept of self-owned business they stared and run, to this monolithic thing that dictates the futures of everyone in their families.

In Japan, it's become practice for an older businessman to adopt young men (even in their thirties) as a legal heir, to ensure that ownership of the business is kept within his family line.

[Page Scrawler]

@dughlas Hey, Dugh and Mum. 

[Albert1434]

[Albert1434]

What a handsome guy!

Ernest Hemingway in Milan, Italy. (1918)

[clochette]

*whispers* It's too quiet in there...

[Albert1434]

Yep it is a bit!

Edited January 15 by Albert1434

[raven1]

12 hours ago, spike382 said:

Oh don't get it twisted, people operating a self-owned business is something I really admire, and sometimes wish I could do myself.  I just wish (and I know I'm probably arguing against cultural norms I'm not a part of) that sometimes these guys could divorce their concept of self-owned business they stared and run, to this monolithic thing that dictates the futures of everyone in their families.

I get your point, Spike.  Maybe if I put it differently, it might be clearer.  It is the family and its values that come first.  The business is something that is owned by the family, and the responsibility of the family is to all participate in generating the wealth of all the members of the family.  Thus, the business is a family heirloom possession to be maintained and grow through the work of all family members.  This goes for all families, from farmers to huge conglomerates like Samsung.

The hierarchy may be set, but there is a lot of room for individualism in the system.  In a system like this, you probably would get your wish to establish your own business and the support to make it successful.

Edited January 15 by raven1

[bignick]

Good morning, my crazy friends. Y'all should be sane like me.  I hope your week started/ starts with positive vibes, less heat, and less snow. 

[Albert1434]

Aloha All

[raven1]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Hi Albert!  Hope your week is off to a great start!

[Bucket1]

Hello young Albert

[Bucket1]

Hi there Terry

[Bucket1]

2 hours ago, bignick said:

less heat

Does a drop of one degree count?

Hey Nick  

[Headstall]

We're getting close to the end... another chapter has posted.

 

[clochette]

6 hours ago, bignick said:

Good morning, my crazy friends. Y'all should be sane like me.  I hope your week started/ starts with positive vibes, less heat, and less snow. 

Happy Monday Nicky and the gang  

No heat and no snow today though we had a dusting of snow yesterday and some are forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday. The news are talking about 5 to 20 cm so we'll se cause there's a world between those  5 cm the transports can still go but 20cm for here and everything is blocked 

[Page Scrawler]

7 hours ago, bignick said:

Good morning, my crazy friends. Y'all should be sane like me. 

Hey, Nicky! 

No comment on that last part.  

[Drew Espinosa]

 <nukes Geneva>