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I agree with you but I seem to be the only one.


I never said that I didn't think it was in poor taste, I merely said that it was intended as a joke. Also, as you can see, this is the first time recently that I jump in to a thread that gets out of hand. I have intentionally stayed away from the "where is xxxxx manufactured" and "country xxx is inferior to country yyy" to not offend others. I feel that I am far from a "band wagon jumper," but I could be mistaken or could be interpreting my actions incorrectly. I also see your side that not everyone would take it as a joke, but I hope you can see that most people here DO indeed take it as one.