The Question of Illogical Principals

[lildude]

Koi designed in Japan,

Assembled in America.

[PapaBear]

So instead of Toyota we'd be talking Koiota???

[koiczar]

Larry

Very good!! I like you're wine/koi logic.

MikeM

Not sure if we're on the same page - who was the breeder you're referring to and when did he start breeding here in the US?

There's a restaurant chain that serves a US Angus Kobi Beef burger on their menu. The mere addition of the word Kobi doesn't make it imported, just refers to the process used in Japan for production of this style of beef!?

JR

No, you're not thick, but me thinks you're baiting us to hang around for your real opinion on this subject!? LOL

Personally, I agree, if it's born here it's domestic. If it was born or produced or created somewhere else, it's imported!

Mike

[moikoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by dick benbow a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.....a good koi is still a good koi no matter where it was born.

Dick
if that was true...then why JR still have that dollar in his pocket?.

[moikoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori Koi is koi, some perfer Japanese, some perfer American....I think the real question is should we pay Japanese Koi prices for American Koi?

well....should we???

[Sangreaal]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori Koi is koi, some perfer Japanese, some perfer American....I think the real question is should we pay Japanese Koi prices for American Koi?

No...nononononono, Tonio.... The real Question (at least as far as this thread is concerned) is, "Do Japanese koi cease to be Japanese and become American koi once they take up residence here, and are their progeny, as bred by the Japanese immigrant that bred and brought them here that is now a naturalized citizen of the US, now considered American koi, Japanese koi, or both? And, what makes the distinction?"

It's the distinction I'm really looking for. What really makes a Japanese koi a Japanese koi and an American koi an American koi? Is it really as simple as location?

Marie

[bekko]

There is talk of an amnesty program for Japanese koi so they can all become naturalized.

-s

[lildude]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sangreaal What really makes a Japanese koi a Japanese koi and an American koi an American koi? Is it really as simple as location? Marie

The brand name, bloodline.

[jnorth]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sangreaal Is it really as simple as location?

Yes it is.

[JasPR]

And lest we forget--- IN Japan, all koi are just domestics! So domestic is not a pejorative. It is a descriptive. Japanese koi are, of course, imported koi and they are imported from the home land of koi. They are considered the best in the world. ALL GCs from ALL major koi shows IN THE WORLD come from Japanese breeders. I have a dollar in my wallet that says so----- JR