A number of companies have noted this trend. David Gibbs, CEO of KFC and Taco Bell parent Yum Brands, told analysts in late April that the company was closely monitoring the issue and its impact on consumer behavior, but added that there had not been an observable impact on its sales.
I’m surprised its mild enough for them to claim this so far.
I know the Canadians are pissed, but are all y’all’s peers on other continents mostly… indifferent? I guess it’s egotistical to assume people generally follow American news, but some of it really seems hard to ignore.
The effects are definitely felt in Germany as well. It started (or can so far be traceable in the news) with Tesla. Not sure about any other sentiment, but I genuinely wouldn’t be surprised. This is the first time there’s news about things other than Tesla.
But yeah, I personally started going more for European products and that is also the policies pushed by some European countries atm. It might be a coincidence, but I switched away from MAMMA where I could (with Win10 support running out, I went over to Linux, I. e.; or I switched my default browser away from chrome and search engine away from google).
lots of folks in my circle also boycotting american products and services. in the cross hairs here are Amazon, Google, any american food, booze, clothing, cars, etc. Most in my circle dont watch american news. its depressing to see a country descend into third world status so quickly
My aim is currently at big tech and food conglomerates specifically. I still have a soft spot for small businesses and B Corps from the US. If they go out of business, then all that’s left are the corpos.
I feel like the people who would avoid those brands were already avoiding them because they’re crap. A lot of people don’t care, don’t understand, or generally support trump. ~ England
I don’t think most of the masses in Europe know or give a shit about what happens in the US. Maybe the name of the president, or when the US fucks up some country, like Irak or Afghanistan.
Now they sort of do, because of the world wide impact of Trump’s psychotic world commerce antics, or Russia and Ukraine, which are close enough, which may impact them directly or close enough.
I think there is an image of Europe in the US of a place where people are generally cultured, which is not really the case. Hicks are everywhere. Millions in Europe are workers in industry and agriculture or fishing, and care jack shit about what happens outside their sphere.
Europeans do have a higher awareness of what happens outside their borders mainly because they have been invading each other for millenia, so international relations are culturally important, but that’s about it. Football is way more important than international news for the majority of Europeans.
Bread and circuses.
The news bulletins are filled with news out of the USA. We are very aware of what’s happening in that country, because of our history with fascism with our neighbour Germany.
Football is also going to be affected btw, with the Worldcup being held in Canada, Mexico and tourism-very-unfriendly USA
I’m surprised its mild enough for them to claim this so far.
I know the Canadians are pissed, but are all y’all’s peers on other continents mostly… indifferent? I guess it’s egotistical to assume people generally follow American news, but some of it really seems hard to ignore.
The effects are definitely felt in Germany as well. It started (or can so far be traceable in the news) with Tesla. Not sure about any other sentiment, but I genuinely wouldn’t be surprised. This is the first time there’s news about things other than Tesla.
But yeah, I personally started going more for European products and that is also the policies pushed by some European countries atm. It might be a coincidence, but I switched away from MAMMA where I could (with Win10 support running out, I went over to Linux, I. e.; or I switched my default browser away from chrome and search engine away from google).
Here in Europe I know plenty of people who avoid American stuff where possible.
lots of folks in my circle also boycotting american products and services. in the cross hairs here are Amazon, Google, any american food, booze, clothing, cars, etc. Most in my circle dont watch american news. its depressing to see a country descend into third world status so quickly
My aim is currently at big tech and food conglomerates specifically. I still have a soft spot for small businesses and B Corps from the US. If they go out of business, then all that’s left are the corpos.
I feel like the people who would avoid those brands were already avoiding them because they’re crap. A lot of people don’t care, don’t understand, or generally support trump. ~ England
I don’t think most of the masses in Europe know or give a shit about what happens in the US. Maybe the name of the president, or when the US fucks up some country, like Irak or Afghanistan.
Now they sort of do, because of the world wide impact of Trump’s psychotic world commerce antics, or Russia and Ukraine, which are close enough, which may impact them directly or close enough.
I think there is an image of Europe in the US of a place where people are generally cultured, which is not really the case. Hicks are everywhere. Millions in Europe are workers in industry and agriculture or fishing, and care jack shit about what happens outside their sphere.
Europeans do have a higher awareness of what happens outside their borders mainly because they have been invading each other for millenia, so international relations are culturally important, but that’s about it. Football is way more important than international news for the majority of Europeans. Bread and circuses.
The news bulletins are filled with news out of the USA. We are very aware of what’s happening in that country, because of our history with fascism with our neighbour Germany.
Football is also going to be affected btw, with the Worldcup being held in Canada, Mexico and tourism-very-unfriendly USA