correction

i stand corrected. mongolia DID go through the feudal stage. for many many centuries in fact.  it missed out the capitalist stage though, having become a satellite of the russian federation in the 1920s. today mongolia is a country in transition.  it joined the free market system and the " democratic" world in the early 1990s.  

genghis khan, aka temujin,  unified the nomadic tribes and created a single feudal state in early 13th century.  kublai khan, one of temujin’s grandsons, also unified china and founded the yuan dynasty in the late 1200s. the dynasty lasted for almost a century, during which period china flourished.  at its mightiest, the mongolian empire extended from vietnam to hungary and from siberia to persia. 

the buddhist lamas and warring princes dominated mongolia for 300 years following the rule of the khans. the manchus that took over for the next 300 years were toppled by homegrown hero sukhbatar, who brought the country within the socialist orbit.  

does having gone through the feudal stage and skipping capitalism make any difference in servitude and the lack of customer care then?.  i dont know.  seven decades of socialism did make its mark. 

surely too, given their harsh natural environment and warring culture, the mongolian feudal lords and subjects did not have it easy as ours did, as in for instance, coax ing the land to give out its bounties.  minions devoted their time to producing food and defending and/or conquering new territories. no space to be languid, no space to produce dainty lacy fineries (which wont do in the cold anyway), not much space to crack watermelon seeds for the ladies in the lords’ tents. 

correction. again.  mongolia did not totally miss out on capitalism. it just did not go through the usual order. capitalism came in its highly sophisticated state, wherein conquering territories are done no more with horses nor galleon ships but with new animal breeds such as the world trade organization (WTO), george bush and amazingly advanced technology. 

how will doth fare mongolia? better service, that at least i hope, with the new mongolian lords’ realization that happily satisfied customers bring in the profits and the moolah - the end all and be all of capitalism.