Do you consider items to be more special when purchased in a country other than your own?
Yes
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My shirt comes from Pakistan, my jeans come from Colombia, my boxers are from Vietnam and just about everything else is from China. Almost everything I own comes from another country! Half of this stuff isn't very important to me though. If my shirt were to rip, I'd throw it away and go buy a new one... no big deal. However, if I were to lose something that I actually acquired while in a different country, then I'd be pissed. All of this makes me think of how people try to charge more here in the States on certain items by saying, for example, "These shoes are made from genuine Italian leather". So what!? The marker used to write down the price is probably from China. Is the marker special? Genuine Chinese ink. If I were a shoe salesman I'd try to charge more for some Nikes by arguing that they're from Indonesia, therefore they are special. Side: Yes
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I don't. I don't put much value in items, unless they serve an actual purpose, and have real world application. For example, a phone; A very useful tool, I wouldn't go anywhere without it, if I was without one and in need of a call, I'd eagerly spend money to use someone else's. A phone as opposed to a camera, that would only give me photogenic proof of where I've been, when I have my own memory. Side: No
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