When buying products, we look at where they were produced.
A few years ago, "Made in China" meant that something was cheap and of poor quality.
The world is changing, and those who do not develop go backward.
Today, the iPhone is made in China.
The top Chinese smartphone Oneplus is already 8 years old, there are other weaker brands but still of recognized quality, such as: Xiaomi.
The car industry in China is also developing very dynamically.
There are companies that are just crawling there and there are also those that already have refined products.
This happened because Asians learned how to produce and, in addition, they pay well engineers from around the world..
The example I will describe is a bit different.
It concerns two neighboring countries, Poland and Germany.
Both of these countries have a long history of wars, but also more momentous moments.
If we look at the automotive industry in Poland, we have only a few research and development centers.
The main design is carried out across the Odra river.
In our country, however, we have hundreds of automotive suppliers of various levels.
We are good at it, car concerns appreciate the quality of work of Poles.
Just recently, 4-5 years ago, before the premiere of the all-new Opel Insignia, I had the opportunity to work with General Motors engineers on the development of a 2-liter supercharged diesel.
It was the most powerful and prestigious variant of the engine equipped with a 2-stage BorgWarner turbocharger.
Opel called this variant "bi turbo", although by definition bi means two turbos in parallel.
In this case, there was a small turbo pumping on take-off and a large one when the engine needed more air.
This project was very interesting to me because it had a number of design and acoustic issues.
I was responsible for the acoustic part and bearing topics.
Tomek Zajdel is a colleague responsible for the "turbo R2S application", led the main communication and strategy.
On the other hand, I learned a lot from Andrzej Czajka about engine technology, faults and modern validation.
Colleagues from the simulation and design departments showed particular commitment.
All problems were solved and turbo series production started as planned, this time in Germany, not in Poland.
To take care of everything, I went with Tomek to the factory in Germany to check whether the production process meets Opel's requirements.
For me, it was a very developmental experience when two young engineers from Podkarpacie introduced their settings on balancing machines.
In my opinion, it's an interesting project and a piece of history, where German doesn't mean better.
I respect my colleagues from Germany very much, because I spent a lot of time with them, at their place.
I learned from them an interesting approach to product development.
To sum up, Polish does not mean worse.
I regret a little that as a nation we still invent and patent so little.
I myself had the opportunity to implement my innovative ideas to improve the work of an acoustic engineer, which were appreciated by colleagues from abroad.
I've always enjoyed doing things together as a team (local or global) and everyone was the same-equal.
Personally, I don't have a grudge against the Germans that they are better because they have Volksvagen or Lufthansa and we don't.
I have no complexes because of this, I even like them for their pragmatic approach to life.
I also have no complexes because I was a good engineer and I am writing about it now.
In my style, I try to infect with passion for engineering and doing what you like.
Feel free to comment. 
