Let's keep in mind that Transcribing is an international forum.

• There seems to be a bias against off-shore work, or against work that is given to people outside of some native countries. This bias seems to be strongest among Americans
• People from around the world require transcriptions
• Both good and bad transcriptions may emanate from transcriptionists in the USA
• Both good and bad transcriptions may emanate from transcriptionists in other countries
• The concept of off-shore work varies, based on the source. If somebody from India requires a transcription and gives it out to an American transcriptionist, is he sending it offshore? And, if so, will the resulting transcription be inferior?
• Would Americans want Asian or European businesses to refrain from giving out offshore work to Americans? Of course not
  • A bias cannot work in only one direction
  • If this were the case, then many American transcriptionists will soon be very hungry