โฒ 543 โผ Berliners have also joined the movement and are working hard (i.postimg.cc) submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Krazore@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (3 children) Flipping upside-down, backwards, sideways, and sometimes a combination has become a visual way in Canada to denote a product is an American brand. This post is about that visual flag starting to catch on in Europe, at least in Berlin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Doing my part in Finland! Especially for American tex-mex foods masquerading as Mexican in the Hispanic foods section. My wife and her friends are joining in as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] match@pawb.social 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) woah i need to see the Hispanic food section in Finnish stores permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Select stores have them. They've been appearing in the last 4 years. Which is nice because now I don't have to make tortillas every time. There's also a Mexican store in Helsinki that imports called Dos Tecolotes in case you need items like corn husks. Wish they had Oaxaca cheese and banana leaf tho, but at least I can make Mexican tamales now as well. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Swarfega@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago That's cool. Will start this when I am next somewhere shopping. permalink fedilink source parent [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago It started in Canada, where Canadians would flip American brands upside down. It quickly became a sort of โhey FYI this shit is Americanโ signifier. It made the boycott much easier, because you could just look at what was upside down and avoid it. And now itโs catching on in parts of Europe as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Krazore@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (3 children) Flipping upside-down, backwards, sideways, and sometimes a combination has become a visual way in Canada to denote a product is an American brand. This post is about that visual flag starting to catch on in Europe, at least in Berlin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Doing my part in Finland! Especially for American tex-mex foods masquerading as Mexican in the Hispanic foods section. My wife and her friends are joining in as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] match@pawb.social 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) woah i need to see the Hispanic food section in Finnish stores permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Select stores have them. They've been appearing in the last 4 years. Which is nice because now I don't have to make tortillas every time. There's also a Mexican store in Helsinki that imports called Dos Tecolotes in case you need items like corn husks. Wish they had Oaxaca cheese and banana leaf tho, but at least I can make Mexican tamales now as well. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Swarfega@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago That's cool. Will start this when I am next somewhere shopping. permalink fedilink source parent [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Doing my part in Finland! Especially for American tex-mex foods masquerading as Mexican in the Hispanic foods section. My wife and her friends are joining in as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] match@pawb.social 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) woah i need to see the Hispanic food section in Finnish stores permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Select stores have them. They've been appearing in the last 4 years. Which is nice because now I don't have to make tortillas every time. There's also a Mexican store in Helsinki that imports called Dos Tecolotes in case you need items like corn husks. Wish they had Oaxaca cheese and banana leaf tho, but at least I can make Mexican tamales now as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] match@pawb.social 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) woah i need to see the Hispanic food section in Finnish stores permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Select stores have them. They've been appearing in the last 4 years. Which is nice because now I don't have to make tortillas every time. There's also a Mexican store in Helsinki that imports called Dos Tecolotes in case you need items like corn husks. Wish they had Oaxaca cheese and banana leaf tho, but at least I can make Mexican tamales now as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Select stores have them. They've been appearing in the last 4 years. Which is nice because now I don't have to make tortillas every time. There's also a Mexican store in Helsinki that imports called Dos Tecolotes in case you need items like corn husks. Wish they had Oaxaca cheese and banana leaf tho, but at least I can make Mexican tamales now as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Swarfega@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago That's cool. Will start this when I am next somewhere shopping. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago It started in Canada, where Canadians would flip American brands upside down. It quickly became a sort of โhey FYI this shit is Americanโ signifier. It made the boycott much easier, because you could just look at what was upside down and avoid it. And now itโs catching on in parts of Europe as well. permalink fedilink source parent
