That's pretty good. Unfortunately, the word 'salesman' is source of shivers for most of engineers. I had to develop some of those skills, and I've got say that was difficult but since you are required to improve your soft skills, that might become leverage even on your technical day-to-day tasks: it makes you more empathetic to other people.
Even aside from the argument about production never actually leaving developed countries (only the non-automatable stuff left, the rest is growing faster than ever) this won't really have much benefit. If people in your country are buying the shirts these companies make there is already tax being taken for them and it's not like they'll add enough jobs to even notice, that's the whole point.
The term 'west' outdates the discovery of America and no longer has anything to do with Geography. It used to mean western Europe. Now it essentially means western Europe, canada, australia, and america. All of which have cultural roots in Western europe and liberalism etc.
Yep, and "South" is a somewhat archaic term to refer to developing countries. Australia is not of the "South" despite being in the southern hemisphere.[1]
It's also weird to refer to the Asian countries north-west of Australia as "Far East"; though that usage is also fading.
'western' means 'west european and similar', not 'western hemisphere'. It basically means most of europe (now) and the anglo 'new world' countries, though the exact countries involved vary depending on who is doing the defining.
Is not just a matter of having maths skills. There's some other traits involved. These traits sometimes are developed and sometimes are born with you.
You born being introspective or not. This will have a great influence in what kind of professional you will be.
I'm not saying that you can't change yourself, but in my opinion a big part of you is defined by your natural talents.
I consider myself as an introspective guy. This is something that I'm not able to change, and surely it has a great importance in what kind of work I'm able to be useful.
I had the PRK surgery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorefractive_keratectomy).
The first two weeks were the worst of my life. The recovering was painful and I could barely see... And during that time the irritation and the feeling of having sand in my eyes...
Well, after this tough period all the irritation gone, my vision was improving everyday and now, 3 years later I think that it was the best decision ever. Specially if you like to ride motorcycles - and use helmets - it makes a lot more practical.
