Companies you didn’t realize started in your country? (1 Viewer)

[athenaaa]

I just learned that Lululemon has Canadian roots ​

 

[Ahsoka]

Häagen-Dazs? I never really thought about where that would be from, but I just wouldn’t have been assuming the US. I now know though that the spelling is actually nonsense used to trick people into thinking the names some kind of European name.

 

[uran]

Finnish people wont stop yelling about finnish things being finnish. Its almost impossible to not know if a succesful company is finnish while living here

 

[Chiara]

Häagen-Dazs? I never really thought about where that would be from, but I just wouldn’t have been assuming the US. I now know though that the spelling is actually nonsense used to trick people into thinking the names some kind of European name.

you're clowning! Really??? and here I thought I was eating Dutch ice cream or smth!

 

[Chiara]

@Ahsoka so is Dutch apple pie really NOT Dutch, then?

 

[Ahsoka]

@Ahsoka so is Dutch apple pie really NOT Dutch, then?

Dutch apple pie is Dutch, but not related to häagen-dazs other than the fact that people like vanilla ice cream on apple pie. Also I’m guessing the ä is part of what makes it feel Dutch to you, but in actuality ä doesn’t exist in native Dutch words. They use the diaeresis on e, i, and u (ë, ï, and ü), but a diaeresis on an a would only be used for foreign words

 

[ani07]

I think germans know pretty well, so yeah.... no chance to escape