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I’m surprised Europe isn’t already boycotting all American products, im Canadian and I’ve actually saved money avoiding their stuff and finding either a local alternative or just going without. Most of the stuff we get from the US is junk food or sugary crap so it’s actually good to avoid them
The EU never really had much in terms of American products, ie food stuffs. The kind of American products the EU has is primarily internet services where there aren’t always alternatives (or at least ones that are as polished as the big US ones). Then there’s the fact that most people don’t even consider a lot of things as American - WhatsApp isn’t even recognised as owned by Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook/Meta, for example, for many people in spite of it being overwhelmingly the most popular messaging app in many countries.
Yeah im Canadian so we get a lot of their food, I see myself reaching for a snack item or ceral and when I notice it’s American I put it back. After I do I realize I really shouldn’t be eating that crap anyways so it saves me money and keeps me from eating so much junk food
Yeah, I mean we do get some American food over here, but it’s sold as specialty stuff and ridiculously expensive. I’m basically addicted to US Dr Pepper (they use a different recipe in Europe, hell in the US and Canada Dr Pepper is produced by Pepsi but in the EU it’s made by Coca Cola) but the price is already crazy. A 12 pack is about $6 USD (pre tax) on offer in Walmart, in the UK on Amazon it’s £28 (inc tax) for 2 ($38.05 or $14 per 12 pack). On the shelves in places that have it the cheapest price is probably £1.50 per can ($2.04) but only goes up from there.
There are a fair few US candy shops around Europe, at least in major European cities, but more than likely these are money laundering fronts first and foremost.
Would you say you’re in the minority or is it evident that most Canadians are boycotting?
Do you feel any slow down of the movement?
Just about everyone i know is anti American right now, even conservative voters. Of course we have maple MAGA running around , but most people are pissed that Trump is treating Canada like an enemy
American produce is literally rotting on the shelves even at steep discount
At my local store US strawberries were on sale for $3 cad per pint and they all went to waste
You said pint, you’re not Canadian.
Source, I am Canadian
I’m in Victoria so British leaks in sometimes
What’s the Canadian unit of measure for strawberries?
Weirdly in Australia strawberries come by the “punnet” which is just the type of container I think.
Most other fruits are sold by the kilo.
Pretty much this. When this hole thing started I swore I’d never buy an American product again, but I quickly realized I didn’t buy much of it anyways… The only American food/drink that we have is junk food and soft drinks, i.e. stuff that’s easy to avoid or replace
Well with Meta shoving Meta AI in it, more people will recognize it
I’ve definitely been doing it, but it’s pretty hard to avoid US tech (both software and hardware). I can easily not buy bourbon or Heinz Ketchup, but not using commercial operating systems (I use linux, but y’know) or x86 CPU is kind of hard. Also, rightwingers see no reason to boycott Trump’s US and we’ve got a bit of a problem with rightwing parties in most european countries.
Every bit counts, we can only do so much. Diapers for example are 99% from the U.S
There’s no way that’s true in europe.
The person you’re replying to is Canadian and agreeing with your sentiment, pointing out an example of a product they have that can’t easily be exchanged also.
Good work BTW on de-Americanising. I’m trying also but don’t buy alot, particularly brands. I’m left with trying to not use American tech
Lots of alternatives on this website https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html
We are. Some transitions take longer, but food was the easiest. European food is superior anyways.
Trump and his friends are making billions off manipulating the stock market by this mechanism.
How much should I bet this time that trump will bitch out
He just literally doesn’t give a shit if he is fucking everything up and he’s too stupid to do the right thing.
The strategy: Put in some shorts, announce Tarrifs, rake in the cash. Buy an obscene amount of stock on margin, announce a reduction in tariffs, rake in the cash.
The next day: Have Charles Schwab on TV with you to announce how your illegal market manipulation and insider trading have earned the man billions in a day. Every dollar of which was stolen from the retirement of the working class.
I live in a sea of selfish, undereducated, self-sabotaging, brainwashed Americans who are dumb as fuck.
Market manipulation and even short trading (do you want to invest? Then invest for years or at least several months, not days or even less) is a tax for the wealthy, paid by everyone else.
Do it. Please. The people need more negative press about the US. It hasn’t reach enough people in the EU yet.
Hasn’t reached enough people in the US, but it will
Fuck yes! I want to stand united against fascism and imperialis!
A united European Army to defend against Russia, China and the US!
United European army Against imperialists
Pick one.
The fascism is already here, the member states are just as susceptible to it. Fight in your own country against the fascists, or the fascists take your United European army for imperialist means.
Europeans saying this will never not be funny.
Go back to your tankie-fascist instance
i thought i was already in one with these comments 😂
Words don’t mean anything anymore, my god
Do you need an English dictionary?
Which dictionary has “tankie-fascist” in it?
…you think China is going to invade Europe?
I’m certain this was agreed upon in the recent phone conversation between Trump and punting Putin
At last, the big unifying moment when we’ll stop scrolling through memes and DO something. Yessir, I can feel it! Yep, any second now…
WYM do something?
If you’re European or anywhere else watching this clown expediating the demise of the US you need to do absolutely nothing and let him carry on.
If you’re in the US IDC. They all deserve what they get, they did nothing about that horrible country when it was trying to be the hegemon and harrassing the rest of the word since they profited and were fine with it.
Now they get a taste of their own medicine they complain but that’s about it, they are weak and incapable of real resistance.Sorry I cannot read your comment because you forgot to mention than China and Russia are bad and therefore any valid critics of US is actually pro China/Russia and thus invalid and you are a tankie 👍
I wouldn’t expect a better comment from your kind, LOL
The shit storm in the US is going to overflow.
There’s plenty of blame to go around, but we all do better when we all do better.
Do what exactly? Seems to me like EU leaders are working overtime behind the curtains. Better than also introducing stupid tariffs. Don’t fight stupid with stupid.
So? Did you do something? It’s been over 6 hours.
Don’t worry everyone. Once he and his cronies line their pockets, it’ll get reversed. It’s okay.
Please do
Great we can keep our good food and wines at lower prices.
It would be pearls before swines if they go to the US.Like a dog listening to classical music.
OMG IT’S DIZZY!
Good food and wines before swines* /s
☝️ one percent for ☝️
✋⬅️every state in our➡️✋
👍great nation.👍
…
✋➡️absolutely⬅️✋
✋⬅️beautiful➡️✋
Have you ever seen such a schlubby looking President? Like his arms are down, shoulders as down as far they can be. Of course he’s not doing the accordion hands thing which is sort of a plus for him. That suit looks like off the rack too, I bet he gets them tailored that way heh. He sort of looks like he’s giving an 8th grade presentation for his class.
I will say it’s highly probable this picture was chosen for those attributes, but it’s not like his content or speaking skills would make it better than what is captured in an image. So I’m guessing the image captures the essence of the speech.
His ties are awful too. Why the fuck you want ties that are sooooo long? They look like a cartoon tie or something a clown would wear
Trying to disguise a paunch, and maybe look taller.
its to hide his gut, and his neckgina.
there probably is some stuff that the eu makes that the us doesn’t.
If he tarriffs those, we should not replg by imposing tarriffs of our own (cutting our own balls off). We should just start increasing our prices for those products, therefore increasing their tarriffs
Isnt the company that makes the ultra precise lithography machines used by tnmc Dutch. Should sell them to Tue Chinese
Who would sell them? No sane corpo would shoot themselves in the foot like that.
It is.
But why not just keep it and get the tech used at home? You don’t sell a valuable asset to an economic rival just to spite another economic rival. What you do is you cling on to every technological advantage you have in the market place and capitalise on it as much as you can.
And shoot ourselves in the foot while we’re at it
give away our advantages?
an export tariff to fight their import tariff? that’s one way of saying we dgaf about your tariffs I suppose. And if they end up dropping the tariff because it’s hurting them too much, well that’d be the ultimate humiliation.
no not an export tarriff. That would mean we pay it.
You usually pay $1 for this item and now you’re forcing your citizens to pay 150%? ok, from now on my prices have increased by 100% so now your citizens must pay even more
Beer, bread, wine, cars, clothes, style, language, all of it better.
They cut your gas and you’re cooked tho.
Canadians appreciate your support when Trump announced tariffs against us so you will be able to count on Canadians supporting you.
Bring… It… On. While you’re at it Trump, build the wall around the whole USA
Get ready to sell those stocks, then buy again after, before rescinds again.
