Two quick points related to how cheap human labor is.
Most people at our building have personal drivers. You see them all milling around, smoking cigarettes outside of the building in the morning in their nice, foreign cars (Audis, BMWs, VWs). The taxi drivers take them to work in the morning, and pick them up at night. Same person every time, same schedule, no calling or waiting or fuss. The cost for this service: $250 each month. You'd pay the same in San Francisco for about a week of (real) taxi service, without any of the convenience.
My friend wanted to purchase an item from a large online store here in China, but couldn't find out how to pay with a credit card. He called up, got an English-speaking person and asked them how to pay with his credit card. He was told that if he purchases the item with a credit card, they send somebody out to his door to swipe his credit card for him. How crazy is that!
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