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pilvikki wrote:

how could you possibly not have heard big ben, tom? seriously??? i've heard it so many times and i love the sound of it!

hell of a long time to fix a clock, though...

Yeh seriously I just a'nt been round on the hour...I'm too busy doing nothing anyway..

BH your'd think we'd be able to make new parts for the bell over here jeez..

BH your'd think we'd be able to make new parts for the bell over here jeez..

the thing is, you can. it's just cheaper, if not in the long run.

how do you know these things!

I know you don't have a lot of time or interest in Google, but this is what I found there in a matter of minutes. It's difficult to get an exact comparison, but these numbers will give you an idea why things from China can cost less.

• In December 2013, the average hourly earnings before tax for UK workers were £13.60 for men and £12.24 for women. That's about £36,600/£25,000 annually.
  But China's average annual wage was 56,360 yuan (£6,690) in 2014.

I love google but I'm not good at sums!
The price difference is shocking..

People complain about things not being made in their home country. Those numbers explain why the complaints are shallow.

I'm flabberghasted yogi....