"pain (the country known before as Spain) has no strong industry, just a lot of cheap manpower working for foreign compnies stablished here. The 'brick' industry was just a temporary boom but no real stuff for the future.
Factories here have mostly obsolete machines bought in Germany or Holland, and when they get broken down we have to call german or dutch technics to make em work again (and shit they are arrogant youngsters being extremely well payed)."
americans will sell you the best equipment on credit
you just have to do it the American way
WRONG WAY
Spain: I would like to buy a machine.
US: It is $10,000.
Spain: I have $3000, let me pay you that now and finance the rest.
US: What is this, KMart? Come back when your mama pays your allowance.
RIGHT WAY
Spain: I would like to buy a machine.
US: It is $10,000.
Spain: In that case give me 10.
US: Excellent that is $100,000.
Spain: Do you have a discount for cash payment?
US: Yes, 5%.
Spain: Good so I that is $95,000. I will remit funds within 30 days. Do you ship for free?
US: I'm sorry we ask you to pay 10% to ship overseas.
Spain: Oh how sad, the British will ship for nothing!
US: Wow. OK tell you what I will take 5% now and the other 5% added to the sales price.
Spain: I will pay $3000 now, and the balance of $103,000 in 30 days.
US: Muchas garcias, amigo!
The core joke of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is that of course no civilization would develop personal computers with instant remote database recovery, and then waste this technology to find good drinks.
Steve Jobs has ruined this joke.