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Buy European@feddit.uk • 8 days ago

Which brands did you think were from the US when they are actually European and vice versa?

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Which brands did you think were from the US when they are actually European and vice versa?

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Buy European@feddit.uk • 8 days ago

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I did not know that puma and adidas are German. I was sure they are all US, but no, they are not.
- @mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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  Brothers if I remember correctly 😉
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    Yes Rudolf (Puma) and Adolf ‘Adi’ Dassler (Adidas)
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  @alexcleac @Blaze and Umbro is British
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    @alexcleac @Blaze (well, *was*). I think it’s American now

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