Received via e-mail over the weekend: the difference between German and Italian technology.
Peter
Sexist? Sure. Funny? Oh, hell, yes!
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Except…that German example is a Jeep Grand Cherokee…so American…or even Italian in a way… (Fiat-Chrysler America)
The vehicle is superfluous.
I've said this for years about the way different nationalities engineer cars. Let's say you have two parts that move against each other.
Americans: Make one part of very good steel, the other of inferior (cheap) steel, but make it easy to replace, to every 25K miles you have a $600 repair.
Japanese: Make both parts of very good steel, so they last 100K miles but then you have a $3,500 repair.
German: Same function is performed with 17 parts, in a mix of steel, plastic, titanium and unobtainium, none of which are available separately.
British: The parts will never wear out because the car won't start when it's raining.
Italian: Screw it, paint the car red and put a beautiful woman in the passenger seat.
Mark D
Fiat Uno. Wife used to have one but I'll be damned if I show her this video.
I like breathing.
My wife is 2nd generation Italian and I won't try that with her.
There is a common myth that the Germans are the world's premier engineers.
I have worked for a German technology company for over 32 years. Trust me. It is indeed a myth.