Is there any better example of global economics than the email I received yesterday which provided me with a link to a company in Russia which apparently sold kitchen appliances? I was flipping through my spam, looking for something noteworthy which had been inadvertantly sent to my spam box, when I came accross an email which appeared to be written completely in Russian. I opened the email and followed the link to the opening page of the link. On that link was information in a foreign language which I recognized as Russian. Down the page were a series of pictures of refrigerators, which were identified by their American manufacturers. They were in alphabetical order: Amana, Frigidaire, GE, Whirlpool. I couldn't tell how much they were being sold for, but it appeared that if I understood Russian, I could order a brand new American refrigerator from this company.
The only question I had was whether I could get a better deal by ordering my appliance from Russia, rather than going to the time and trouble of driving down to the Sears outlet and buying one from the local dealer.
It makes me want to learn a little Russian.
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