Asia Pacific - October 2007

Shampoo in the Philippines is AT LEAST twice the price as it is in the United States. Any person that has been both places that takes the time to look will see. I have three daughters, a wife and two maids, hence i spend alot on shampoo.

Cheap baby shampoo in the U.S. is only .99 cents at Wal-Mart
Plus 7% sales tax. its like Double that here Plus a 12% vat

I was thinking that possibly some of the elements that go into the process of making the shampoo may be imported.

THIS IS QUESTION ABOUT MICRO ECONOMICS! DO NOT GET OFFENDED! IF YOU ARE AN EDUCATED PERSON YOU KNOW THAT IT ALL THE WORLD IN DIFFERNT PLACES SOME THINGS WILL COST MORE IN OTHERS AND LESS THAN OTHERS. I AM LOOKING FOR AN EDUCATED ANSWER. DONT BE SO SENSITVE!

2007-10-30 15:39:02 · 10 answers · asked by ... 2 in Philippines

South Korea today is a technologically advanced and wealthy country with the 11th largest economy in the world, w/ major corporations like Samsung, LG, and Hyundai.

But it seems like whenever people hear about Korea, most people only think about division, the Korean War, and North Korean missiles. i think it's a shame that after all that South Korea has accomplished in becoming a wealthy country, most people don't seem to know this and somehow think that South Korea is not a developed country.

why is this?

"Isn't Samsung Japanese?" - a lot of people

2007-10-30 15:38:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Korea

2007-10-30 15:29:07 · 9 answers · asked by ravenpearls 1 in China

and 真相往往掌握在少数人手中into English ?
In English, are they the same thing ?

2007-10-30 14:35:30 · 6 answers · asked by Gone 4 in China

Do japanese men find japanese women with crooked teeth attractive? I know in england thats the case but is it true in japan as well?

2007-10-30 14:10:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Japan

2007-10-30 14:09:59 · 3 answers · asked by ravenpearls 1 in China

2007-10-30 13:34:43 · 2 answers · asked by Amanda L 1 in Philippines

I am in Manila on an extended stay with a tourist VISA, I want to open a savings account here, but the branches of Banko d e oro and PNB said "no can do" Does anyone know of a bank I can open an account in here in Manila????

2007-10-30 13:26:11 · 11 answers · asked by rjr535 2 in Philippines

we are commuting from SM southmall Las Piñas City?
need help how to go to the country club..by commute..
if we're not using a taxi, is there a public transportation inside the village?

2007-10-30 13:15:59 · 5 answers · asked by ilovemariédigby 2 in Philippines

2007-10-30 13:14:57 · 5 answers · asked by Amanda L 1 in Philippines

i am sending a christmas card

2007-10-30 12:29:06 · 6 answers · asked by Mae B 1 in Philippines

I speak fluent Japanese and have a AS in Business. What language companies in Japan would hire me as an ALT?(with decent pay)

PS. No experiance.

2007-10-30 11:41:30 · 4 answers · asked by lol200hp 4 in Japan

2007-10-30 11:00:02 · 23 answers · asked by Rode|ette ۩ 6 in Philippines

I was married to a beautiful Filipina on 3 Oct 2007 she is the other half of my heart....on 7 Oct I was forced to return to the United States to care for my dying sister. I was not able to bring my new wife with me. I am very romantic. I have written about our special love in my newspaper column ( http://hughs-kojak.blogspot.com/ ) I want to keep our love fresh and alive during these stressful times. I can express myself in English and my wife is very bright and reads English well but I would like to express my love in her language. I am learning Visayan and Tagalog but it is not easy for me. Her family dies laughing when I try to pronounce " NG ". My writting ability is not much better.

Can you guys help me express my love for this beautiful Filipina and keep the romance alive?

2007-10-30 10:16:11 · 8 answers · asked by Kojak 7 in Philippines

2007-10-30 10:09:29 · 18 answers · asked by Rode|ette ۩ 6 in Philippines

with a passport

2007-10-30 09:47:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in China

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071025/olympics_pollution_071025/20071025?hub=World&s_name=
Are you concerned about the air pollution when visiting Beijing?

2007-10-30 09:21:38 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer 1 in China

anyone works here in Dunkin Donuts Philippines? how to apply? dropping off resume to any dunkin donuts branch? agency (what agency)? online? anyone knows? i wanna work there! i love the donuts since i was a child!!!

2007-10-30 08:36:05 · 5 answers · asked by Rebecca 1 in Philippines

What's better?

A society that is peaceful, that has made ammends for its past problems, that lives in the present moment and just happens to not want to dwell on what bad things a very few people in its past may have done during war to some other people?

or

A society which brings up the past at all times, forgets that its own soldiers have raped, pillaged, and tortured, and that is currently waging a "war" against an unspecified enemy, meanwhile killing hundreds of innocent people, depleting its budget, destroying the environment, and devalueing it's currency?

2007-10-30 08:26:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Japan

can u find me a pictures of all the branche of karate kid i think there is 13 branches in luzon can you guys thaks/////

2007-10-30 06:44:55 · 1 answers · asked by jimson d 1 in Philippines

it is hurtful for my family and also my girlfriend

2007-10-30 06:15:58 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Malaysia

2007-10-30 06:08:07 · 31 answers · asked by reza j 1 in Malaysia

2007-10-30 05:49:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Malaysia

same big factory in diffrent place deffrent price.some broken factory for selling often very cheap and the factory often not faraway from big city.maybe one hours time by car.but in big city the same big factory maybe 20times price.whats wrong?

2007-10-30 05:22:04 · 5 answers · asked by Chinajack 1 in China

anyone know if its easy to rent apt for short term like 1 month in Manila?

2007-10-30 05:10:45 · 4 answers · asked by t p 2 in Philippines

i'm from australia& im planning to go to china with my 2 friends, one is chinese but she's a local. i was pretty shocked by a lot of the answers on here, i feel very ashamed of any australians who would treat chinese locals badly out of ignorance and a delluded, egotistical sense of racial supremity

conversely, i'm still a student and we have many international students from china. i have international friends, & i find them all to be very studious, cultured, honest and decent. a few international students are "corrupted by the western view" - which is that they have misinterpreted how australians live and sleep around & blow their parents money.

there are some australians who look down on the international students - very few, but they are, in every sense, ignorant, prejudice, uncultured idiots.

for me, i don't care if they're chinese or not, i view them as just individuals & they fit in very well.

so, how do the chinese really view australians/americans - is there a difference?

2007-10-30 04:07:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in China

Is Yellow Mtn worth seeing? Is it close to any part of the Yangtze? Is Sanya worth visiting as well?

2007-10-30 03:57:17 · 4 answers · asked by Melissa R 3 in China

2007-10-30 03:36:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Japan

2007-10-30 03:22:12 · 6 answers · asked by ameeker 3 in Korea

Besides the word for "hello."

2007-10-30 03:20:58 · 5 answers · asked by ameeker 3 in Korea