Re: OT - banks

I believe people everywhere deserve these same oportunities, Theresa, but,
as I mentioned in an earlier, unrelated post, it's important to take care of
yourself.  The US is not doing that.  I'm not an isolationist; I realize we
belong to a global community, but it is sort of like a man & woman should
look after the needs of their own children before they help the guy down the
street (admittedly, a more severe degree of need by the neighbor might take
precedence over some of the milder needs of your own kids, eg. the tsunami)

Maybe I view the lost jobs more seriously than some people. Yes I have a
job, but after bills are paid there's not a plug nickel left for food or gas
for the car.  I'd like to see the US admin make an effort to keep some of
these jobs here.  Selfish?  Ok, I guess I am.  I "want(s) (a) decent job(s)
and a living... (I have) hopes and wishes and needs (are)
 not determined by artificial governmental boundaries."  But I'm not greedy
and have no desire for power.  I've worked hard since I was 12 years old,
paid for an education twice, paid taxes, and I know there are many others in
this country in the same boat.

Anyway, I shouldn't have brought it up.  Didn't mean to thrash everyone with
my gripes.  All I really meant originally was that I found it interesting
that they seemed to be hiding the name of their bank.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - banks


> I guess I don't really care what the bank is called or where it is from,
> or for that matter where the people are working/live.  I am much more a
> globalist, than a nationalist.  Everyone, everywhere, wants decent jobs
> and a living.  People are people- their hopes and wishes and needs are
> not determined by artificial governmental boundaries.  My personal
> opinion is that many of the world's problems would go away if
> demarkations between "countries" went away also.  I, of course, realize
> this will never happen, primarily due to greed and the desire for power,
> but hey, I can hope can't I.
>
> Theresa
>
> kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >Poll:
> >Another way to look at this: I don't really like Bank One for various
> >reasons, but I use an Amazon Visa issued by Bank One. I just wouldn't be
> >comfortable handing over a card that said Honkong Shanghai Bank. On the
> >other hand maybe it would make me feel globally glamorous. Would you
> >want to carry this card if they spelled out HSBC?
> >
> >
> >Kitty
> >
> >-------------- Original message -------------- 
> >
> >
> >
> >>I didn't have trouble understanding him and he was quite pleasant to
speak
> >>with, but I have actually run into trouble understanding some people who
> >>HAVE BEEN born here. So long as a person can speak distinctly, I don't
care
> >>about their nationality. My concern is the jobs we are losing right and
> >>left. I didn't think to ask the HSBC person where he was, though. I do
> >>recall some years back calling HP for assistance; the 800 number rang
> >>through to Ireland. No trouble understanding her. But again, what about
> >>jobs here. We try to save our forests and tell the lumberjack to
retrain.
> >>He spends a few years learning computers and finds the job he trained
for is
> >>outsourced, so he should just train for something else.
> >>
> >>Kitty
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Zemuly Sanders"
> >>To:
> >>Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 6:38 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - banks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I wouldn't be surprised. I am sick to death of all this outsourcing. I
> >>>
> >>>
> >>try
> >>
> >>
> >>>to be patient with customer service reps who are clearly not native to
> >>>
> >>>
> >>this
> >>
> >>
> >>>country, but there is a definite language gap. DUH!
> >>>zem
> >>>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>From:
> >>>To:
> >>>Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:02 PM
> >>>Subject: [CHAT] OT - banks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>This has nothing to do with gardening. Today I got a second offer of
an
> >>>>HSBC Mastercard. I didn't want another card but scrutinized the entire
> >>>>offer and could not discern just who HSBC was. So I grabbed the tiny
10
> >>>>page "Important Information" brochure and on pag 7 found a reference
to
> >>>>Household Bank (SB), N.A., but that didn't quite match. Hmmmm....So I
> >>>>picked up the phone and called and asked the young Asian voice, "What
> >>>>does HSBC stand for?". It's Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. I
> >>>>checked the website too, and finally found a reference, "The HSBC
Group
> >>>>is named after its founding member, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
> >>>>Corporation Limited, which was established in 1865 to finance the
> >>>>growing trade between China and Europe." they now refer to themselves
> >>>>as, "We are the world's local bank."
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I'm sure their MC is as good as any other, and since all of our big
> >>>>banks have been gobbled up by bigger banks, there aren't many US banks
> >>>>left, so there is room for a global Asian bank to move on in. But why
do
> >>>>they hide their name? And where are the jobs located that service
these
> >>>>cards? Are we outsourcing our personal finances to other countries now
> >>>>too?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Kitty
> >>>>
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