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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And nice to see some parents have already decided that their kids are going to work for some multi-national Fortune 500 companies with emerging interests in China....

I think most of you are frustrated that you are middle class SAHM's, with nothing else to do other then worry about this stuff and are jealous of those who can send their kids to school with "Prep, Arms, and Country Day Schools" in their names....  And forgot to name your kids Chase and Avery.[/quote]

I think you're the cynical one.

Fortune 500 companies employ the most workers, so that's not exactly a "pie in the sky" dream.

And, the Global Fortune 500 composition has changed dramatically in just the last 10 years. Some 50 of them are now Chinese companies. They want in our market too.

I'm not sure, exactly, why you are so jaded (and what's with the nasty dig at childrens' names?). Maybe the sum total of your hopes and dreams for your children are for them to have a nice job at the post office and avoid becoming parents themselves before age 20. And, that's perfectly OK. It's pretty common, in fact.

But, having knowledge of where the economy is heading and trying to give your children all of the educational tools to explore whatever avenue they want to take is hardly a radical idea. You asked why anyone would want their kid to learn Mandarin and made some idiotic and ignorant remark about ordering Chinese food. I (foolishly, perhaps) answered you.

But maybe you're just one of these MERKA, FUCK YEAH! types. In which case, just sit back, rest that Bud Light on your swelling ut, smoke your ciggy, and watch wrestling on the TV with your kids some more. No skin off my nose.
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