Didn’t really think about where Jack & Jones is from but definitely didn’t think they were danish. Also Ray-Ban is Italian (now) and…until 5 Minutes I’ve always assumed that was some kind of name instead of it literally meaning “banning of sun rays”. Oops
I did not know that puma and adidas are German. I was sure they are all US, but no, they are not.
Brothers if I remember correctly 😉
Yes Rudolf (Puma) and Adolf ‘Adi’ Dassler (Adidas)
@alexcleac @Blaze and Umbro is British
@alexcleac @Blaze (well, *was*). I think it’s American now
I always forget Nivea is German.
I thought Oral-B was German when it’s part of Gillette
And Gillette is an American, right?
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Philips is actually Dutch.
Eh, Most of what’s called Philips nowadays isn’t really Philips anymore. The real Philips basically only does Healthcare. TVs? TP Vision, Same for Philips lights, that’s signify or versuni for appliances, etc. They just bought a license to use the name. Though they are mostly still dutch companies I think.
Not myself, but apparently a lot of people thought Häagen-Dazs ice cream is European.
I can guarantee you that the population thinking that in Europe is way smaller. Especially Nordics.
At least in Nordic languages, ä is never next to a.
I thought Lego was American but it’s Danish
Nutella is actually Italian.
I want their vegan version so badly here in Canada! (Only available in France, Italy, Germany and Belgium)
@Blaze I thought nestle was american
Fuck nestle though.
Bunch of baby-killing, water-stealing bastards
I’d rather buy American than nestle… And I don’t buy American.
It all gets really handwavy with any large publicly (or privately) traded corporations. Anyone anywhere in the world could have stock in any company, and many companies have a large presence around the world.
A company like Google or apple are often considered american, but they’re always changing tax avoidance strategies, and funneling money through different countries, so in ways, they could be considered Irish, or Dutch, or part of whatever other tax shelter.
To actually answer your question, budweiser (and all AB-Inbev brands) are Belgian.
It is always difficult to see great British companies on the list:
- Walkers
- Cadbury’s - I went to Uni in Brim and lived on land donated by the family (no bar allowed because they were Quackers), then by the chocolate factory (smelled sooo good) and used Bournville train station (painted in the company colours), so feel some connection to their history
Luckily, I’ve cut sugar and crisps out of my diet, so I was already boycotting them. Kind of.
Kraft buying Cadbury’s - a part of every Brit died that day. I bought it once since and will never touch it again. They ruined it.
The last couple of times I’ve ordered Crunchies online, the chocolate tasted off. No creaminess at all. It doesn’t taste like vegetable oil and wax so I’m not sure if it’s American influence.
Check the factory on the packaging. I think some of their UK factories have to retain the original recipe… Can’t remember the details, so not that useful.
Walkers became popular after they were bought by Americans. Smiths and Golden Wonder/Tayto are the casualties
Been eating Walkers since the 60s. Just happens that my family emigrated from Scotland.
@Blaze Well, I always thought Milka was swiss, and Poiana and Africana were Romanian. Turns out I was wrong.
Hellmann’s is owned by Unilever which is British.
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