Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 05, 2014
Transcript:
Duke: I'm telling you, Cy, Woodcock's slow freight! He'll never cut it here! They'll have him for breakfast his first day! Cy: Sorry, Duke. He's the president's choice. We've got enough trouble with labor as it is... Duke: But, Cy, they'll bury him! I know the Chinese! These people are vicious, capricious, and extremely cunning! Honey: But polite. Duke: Okay, granted, they're polite... Honey: We like to think that still counts for something.
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
They always say “please” and “thank you” as they screw you over.
Defective Premium Member over 10 years ago
So that’s where we got our business ethic from! Well, except for the polite part.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 10 years ago
politeness always helps
rpmurray over 10 years ago
It’s amazing how little has changed in China after all these year.
Beleck3 over 10 years ago
it’s amazing how little has changed since the 70’s. business screwing over everyone, ah the American way!!
Guilty Bystander over 10 years ago
Thank goodness we have an open border for those who want to leave. Funny how the biggest complainers about how awful America is never seem to find their way to a better place.
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
@too-zonkedWho said Duke wasn’t a racist?
steverinoCT over 10 years ago
“When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.”—Winston Churchill
montessoriteacher over 10 years ago
It is sometimes hard to tell what others are thinking. My teen daughter is currently visiting Japan, neighbor of China. In Japan she has noticed there is an epidemic of young people wearing wildly inappropriate English language phrases on tshirts and other items. These are often phrases which describe sexual acts, using extremely profane language. She isn’t always sure that the person wearing the item knows what it means. She is certain that the Japanese equivalent would never be allowed in public. She is concerned that the teenage kids could find that this is not a good idea in an unfortunate incident of some kind…