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Previously on "Nothing to do with Brexit"

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    I work with Japanese people, don't be fooled by superficial politeness.
    Has it finally dawned on you that they all regard you as a complete dullard then?

    Not before time.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
    Yeah, yeah how's your Marvellous, Magical, Mythical Hayabusa?

    DKUATB. Got rid of it years ago, but craving a new bike so may get something soon.

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  • Zigenare
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    10% tariffs would do it. I work with Japanese people, don't be fooled by superficial politeness.
    Yeah, yeah how's your Marvellous, Magical, Mythical Hayabusa?

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    If those conditions drastically change and make it impossible for companies to adapt, they will have to consider very carefully how they will go about continuing business here in the UK,” Japan’s ambassador to London, Koji Tsuruoka, told Reuters."

    “They like it here and they are happy being here,” Tsuruoka said. “The only hope that they are now wishing is that they will be allowed to continue to do good business here in the UK.”

    “The Japanese companies that are investing are global operators and they are watching it very carefully,” Tsuruoka said. “If none of the predictability is there, then you cannot plan, so you will have to stop and then consider when things are clear.”
    10% tariffs would do it. I work with Japanese people, don't be fooled by superficial politeness.
    Last edited by sasguru; 23 September 2019, 13:06.

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  • original PM
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    “If those conditions drastically change and make it impossible for companies to adapt, they will have to consider very carefully how they will go about continuing business here in the UK,” Japan’s ambassador to London, Koji Tsuruoka, told Reuters."

    “They like it here and they are happy being here,” Tsuruoka said. “The only hope that they are now wishing is that they will be allowed to continue to do good business here in the UK.”

    “The Japanese companies that are investing are global operators and they are watching it very carefully,” Tsuruoka said. “If none of the predictability is there, then you cannot plan, so you will have to stop and then consider when things are clear.”

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  • sasguru
    started a topic Nothing to do with Brexit

    Nothing to do with Brexit

    Oh wait ...

    No-deal Brexit would force Japanese investors to reassess 40-year bet on UK - Reuters

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