> I've avoided saying it since someone pointed out to me how racist the phrase honestly is No more racist than "classic German engineering". >but damn I've se

> I've avoided saying it since someone pointed out to me how racist the phrase honestly is No more racist than "classic German engineering". >but damn I've seen some rather, uhh, interesting product quality on some tools So your experience supports the accuracy of the pejorative meaning of "Chinesium" but you don't say it because it's "racist". Got it. Japanese products used to have a poor reputation. Through years of hard work, the reputation greatly improved. More recently, Korean products underwent the same. Perhaps there will be a time when "Chinesium" is a compliment, not an insult. But that will not occur until and unless Chinese manufacturers put in the same amount of hard work.