Re: China will crash soon.

In article <p8ke0359q5to1ja1h9vvsu02qq301rpnqt@xxxxxxx>,
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Tankfixer <paul.carrier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:In article <hrfd0399038fpgeov8flv11pamb1mrb4ed@xxxxxxx>,
:fmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx mumbled
:> Tankfixer <paul.carrier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>
:> :In article <78rb035mh5vn1ofb14nhbkn1p2u4vef5ah@xxxxxxx>,
:> :fmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx mumbled
:> :> Tankfixer <paul.carrier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :> :
:> :> :I can't think of a reputable bookstore that would tolerate someone
:> :> :spending hours standing around reading.
:> :>
:> :> Pretty much all the major bookstores let people do this these days.
:> :> They even have comfortable chairs and coffee bars...
:> :
:> :They do, but not to sit about and be a freeloader
:>
:> Your original statement was wrong and so is this one. Why, pray tell,
:> do you think these reputable bookstores (that you previously insisted
:> didn't exist) have all those comfy chairs and couches and stuff?
:
:They do not intend for you to stand about reading and not buying
:anything.

No, they intend for you to SIT. That's why they put out the couches
and chairs.




:I did not say there were no reputable book stores. I said no reputable
:one would let you hang about for hours reading.

You're wrong. Either that or these bookstores (Borders, etc) are not
'reputable' to your mind.

Since they rarely carry anything I care to buy..
Most of thier stock is mass market crap, IMHO

:>
:> I think it's so that people can sit and read books. You obviously
:> disagree, so what do you think they're for?
:
:To sit and browse a book before buying it. Not to sit and read the whole
:bloody thing.

So why so many and so comfortable? How long does it take to 'browse'
a book?

They are usually busy stores. When I've been in one I have not noticed
people sitting about for any length of time.


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