I get the weirdest spam. I have been invited to attend, maybe even to exhibit at Zhongshan International Casual Wear Fair & China Casual Wear Expo… And I quote:
“Zhongshan International Casual Wear Fair & China Casual Wear Expo is co-organized by Zhongshan Municipal People’s Government, China National Garment Association and China Fashion Designers Association.
Successfully holding the two casual wear fairs in 2000 and 2001, The 2002 zhongshan International Casual Wear Fair & China Casual Wear Expo will be held again in Shaxi- China’s renowned city of garment production and China’s important casual wear production base, from October 25-28, 2002.
With the theme of “Take a leading role in casual wear, Create business opportunities”. ZSIC 2002 is an important international casual wear expo after China’s entry into WTO. The event is receiving wide attention from the casual wear business circle at home and abroad for its professionalism, large scale, and internationalism.
ZSIC 2002 will provide such services as exhibiting, ordering, business negotiating and information exchange. It will create a wider market for the broad businessmen, based on the achievements of the last two events which have accommodated over 1,600 business exhibitors from more than 20 countries, Hong Kong and Macao SARs, and Taiwan Region.
Come to ZSIC 2002 for more business opportunities and a prosperous future!”
Apart from noting that “broad businessmen” may, indeed, require casual wear, I can’t help wondering what this spam is meant to achieve. I can normally see the point (sort of) of spam. I mean, all the invitations to have my penis enlarged are a bit pointless (100% – guaranteed – of 0 is still 0), but the spambots can’t be expected to know that I’m a woman, and someone out there might bite if the mail is sent to enough people. But surely, if this is a serious event, they would not really want just anyone to show up, would they? Or maybe they would. Maybe I’m just expecting people, against all odds, to behave rationally and sensibly and conduct their business likewise.
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