Besides this cliche was said for the US (back when it copied European inventions in the 18th and 19th century to bootstrap its industry) and Japan in the 60s and 70s (which started by copying western products).
Funny how those two places turned out...
Besides this cliche was said for the US (back when it copied European inventions in the 18th and 19th century to bootstrap its industry) and Japan in the 60s and 70s (which started by copying western products).
Funny how those two places turned out...