Selling fake bags are, to most people, more serious than carrying one. It's a crime in almost all countries whereas buying a fake isn't always illegal.
So I was wondering why so many fakes come from places like China and Vietnam and other third-world Asian countries. Besides the fact that their lax government allows them to do this without repercussion, I think a lot of the people who sell these bags are probably un-Westernized people who have a very different set of moral values than us. TPFers can wonder how these people sleep at night selling fakes, but they probably don't understand how they are doing anything wrong. My grandparents are Asian, and so are a lot of my family friends who grew up in poverty during the midst of the Cultural Revolution or the years following that. I know my grandparents are always trying to "sneak" things into places against "the establishment", like taking food into movie theaters, because that was just the way that they were raised: to try to get past strict government regulations and live their life as best as they could. However, I know that none of them would knowingly steal money from a neighbor even if they could get away with it. They are kind and sensitive to everyone around them, because they know that the individuals they live with care for them much more than the governments or organizations that cannot feel their presence. A lot of people that I know who grew up in the midst of communism and poverty are this way. So perhaps, these people selling fake bags from the middle of rural China feel like there's nothing morally wrong with trying to rebel against the organized forces watching over them that they might view these large fashion companies as.
That's just my take on this
What do you think? Of course, I have nothing to say about the scammers around us who sell on eBay, or the people who knowingly sell fake bags for the price of real bags and try to pass them off as authentic.
So I was wondering why so many fakes come from places like China and Vietnam and other third-world Asian countries. Besides the fact that their lax government allows them to do this without repercussion, I think a lot of the people who sell these bags are probably un-Westernized people who have a very different set of moral values than us. TPFers can wonder how these people sleep at night selling fakes, but they probably don't understand how they are doing anything wrong. My grandparents are Asian, and so are a lot of my family friends who grew up in poverty during the midst of the Cultural Revolution or the years following that. I know my grandparents are always trying to "sneak" things into places against "the establishment", like taking food into movie theaters, because that was just the way that they were raised: to try to get past strict government regulations and live their life as best as they could. However, I know that none of them would knowingly steal money from a neighbor even if they could get away with it. They are kind and sensitive to everyone around them, because they know that the individuals they live with care for them much more than the governments or organizations that cannot feel their presence. A lot of people that I know who grew up in the midst of communism and poverty are this way. So perhaps, these people selling fake bags from the middle of rural China feel like there's nothing morally wrong with trying to rebel against the organized forces watching over them that they might view these large fashion companies as.
That's just my take on this
What do you think? Of course, I have nothing to say about the scammers around us who sell on eBay, or the people who knowingly sell fake bags for the price of real bags and try to pass them off as authentic.
