Thanks for the update. I’ve put an edit in my post so I’ll stop spreading misinformation.

The only time a brand should really matter is for critical use. Unbranded defibrillator? No thanks. Going mountaineering? Don’t buy from temu. Motorbike helmet? Not from Shein.

Funnily enough I wondered about the whole “Jews have big noses” thing myself whilst reading and replying.

Interesting. I’m happy with that.

You also make the good point that tropes, stereotypes, generalisations etc often say more about the people who use them then the people they’re aimed at.

I’ve got no idea why German and English seem to have flipped the trope. I hope someone else can provide an answer here.

I knew about the whiteness, obesity (and body odour?) but the long noses is new to me. Kind of makes sense, there they are, sticking out of your face for everyone to see.

Sadly I can believe that.

Fascinating. The trope in the English speaking world seems to be:

Probably - make cheap, sell high is good business sense, at the end of the day; if you’re only concern is pure profit.

USian garment manufacturer who has sweat shops multiple employment opportunities for slave labour workers out in Asia; therefore their products will now be tariffed upon import.

Edit: They are Canadian, see below, but incorporated in the US.

I don’t know know if it works in your part of the world but I’ve always enjoyed variants on the old classic:

I know someone who’s Polish.

Who’s that?

Mr. Sheen

She finally turned up in my inbox yesterday… and then the message disappeared a bit later.

Thanks to whoever removed it. I appreciate that.

Get a grip, pug. Just accept it and move on…

Blahaj has Blahaj rules - don’t like them, then don’t comment and/or visit.

Every instance has rules - you’ll never agree with all of them; but isn’t that the entire point of federation, i.e. decentralisation?