Great Inventions

You come home after a stressful day at work and head for the fridge for a cool comforting drink.
The fridge, or refrigerator was invented by the Europeans.

Next you turn on the hi-fi for some relaxing music to calm aching muscles.
The radio was invented by the Americans and Europeans.

The music is not to your taste, switch it off and turn on the television.
TV was invented by the Europeans, Germany being the first to broadcast the 1936 Olympics games.

The phone rings.
The telephone was invented by Europeans and Americans. Alexander Bell being the first to successfully transmit clear speech 1876.

After answering the call, you turn on the PC to check email inbox.
The American, namely Apple, IBM and Microsoft were pioneers.

There is a message instructing you to fly to Hongkong to meet a VIP client. You book the ticket and head to the airport the next day.
The aeroplane was first mooted by a British, then the Americans Wright Brothers

While in HK, you report the progress of the meeting by mobile phone.
The mobile phone was started by the Swedes, then Motorola of USA.

You fly home, and wanting to save money, ride the MRT.
The train was invented in 1822 by an English inventor named George Stephenson. The elevated tracks use prestressing technology invented by a Frenchman.

The next day you hop into your car to the office.
The car, the modern automobile was invented by a German.

Before you step out of the house into the harsh world, you check yourself in the mirror.
The centre of mirror production was Venice in the 1500s until the Germans perfected the making process for the mass market.

All the modern household gadgets will not work without electricity.
Electricity was discovered by the Italians, and later by Americans.

So what has Asians been doing the past 200 years ?