Team USA

[VCheng]

Funny how that differs from the cash ranking hey @Syed.Ali.Haider ???

By money spent, US are of course first with China second and Russia third in front of KSA.
India falls from 5th to 9th and the rest ( UK-De-Fr ) exchanges places in between.
Israel falls from second all the way to 15th place except … that that does not include the 7B $
in direct aid awarded annually by the USA a lot of which is military in nature. This then brings
it back up an notch in front of Turkey almost on par with Australia.

Ah, the magic of numbers!
Have a good day mate, Tay.

As noted by that witty Murrikan a long time ago:

"There are lies, damned lies and statistics." - Mark Twain.

Still true today.

 

[Taygibay]

"There are lies, damned lies and statistics." - Mark Twain.

LOL quoted a variant of that somewhere else on PDF yesterday myself!
Great minds think alike heh?

Tay.

 

[VCheng]

LOL quoted a variant of that somewhere else on PDF yesterday myself!
Great minds think alike heh?

Tay.

I don't know about great minds, but I do know that demented evil minds think alike.

 

[Taygibay]

LOL ROFL LMAO Indeed, etc!

 

[VCheng]

LOL ROFL LMAO Indeed, etc!

You mean MDR (mort de rire), RSRDP (rouler sur rire de plancher) and RMC (rire mon cul), right?

 

[Taygibay]

You mean MDR (mort de rire), RSRDP (rouler -de- sur rire -sur le- plancher) and RMC (rire mon cul), right?

I use RÀSTLCPT which is more literal if less convenient and not the third personally but yes!

 

[VCheng]

I use RÀSTLCPT which is more literal if less convenient and not the third personally but yes!

What do I know? I just used GoogleFu.

 

[Taygibay]

Google has a FU (FY) tool? That could come in handy!

Tay.

 

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Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

Walmart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Wal-Mart Stores, Inc...is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and warehouse stores....It has over 11,000 stores in 28 countries, under a total 65 banners.The company operates under the Walmart name in the United States and Canada. It operates as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico, as Asda in the United Kingdom, as Seiyu in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Brazil, and Canada. It also owns and operates the Sam's Club retail warehouses.

Walmart is the world's largest company by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2014, as well as the biggest private employer in the world with 2.2 million employees.

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Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

Costco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American membership-only warehouse club that provides a wide selection of merchandise. As of 2014, it was the third largest retailer in the United States, in 2015 it is the second largest in the world and the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States.

As of 15 April 2014, Costco has a total of 672 warehouses, spread throughout the United States (474), Canada (89), United Kingdom (26), Australia (7), Mexico (34), Taiwan (10), South Korea (11), Japan (20), and Spain (1)."

 

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Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

Toys "R" Us - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Toys "R" Us, Inc. is an American toy and juvenile-products retailer…The company operates more than 866 Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores in the United States, more than 730 international stores and over 240 licensed stores in 37 countries and jurisdictions.

In addition, it exclusively operates the FAO Schwarz brand"

Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

Staples Inc. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Staples, Inc. is a large United States-based office supply chain store, with over 2,000 stores worldwide in 26 countries …the company has retail stores serving customers under its original name in Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, while operating subsidiaries in Argentina as Officenet-Staples, in Netherlands as Staples Office Centre, in Canada as Staples Canada (Bureau en Gros in Quebec), and in Italy as Mondoffice. Staples also does business exclusively with enterprises in the United States and multiple European countries as Staples Advantage.

Staples sells supplies, office machines, promotional products, furniture, technology, and business services both in stores and online."

 

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Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

Dairy Queen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Dairy Queen…is a chain of soft serve [ice cream] and fast food restaurants …It also owns Orange Julius and Karmelkorn… It serves a variety of frozen products, such as soft serve Ice Cream…As of the end of 2014, Dairy Queen had more than 6,400 stores in 27 countries, including more than 1,400 locations outside the United States and Canada."

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Cold Stone Creamery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Cold Stone Creamery is an American-based ice cream parlor chain. The Company's main product is super premium ice cream made with approximately 12–14% butterfat, made on location and customized for patrons at time of order. Cold Stone has also expanded its menu with other ice cream related products, including: ice cream cakes, pies, cookie sandwiches, smoothies, shakes and iced or blended coffee drinks."

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Ben & Jerry's - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc, trading as Ben & Jerry's, is a company that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet."

 

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Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

Carl's Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Carl's Jr. is an American-based fast-food restaurant chain…As of 2015 it has started expanding or is already in Canada, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, Denmark, Guatemala, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Singapore, Russia, Vietnam, Thailand, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Turkey, Indonesia, United Kingdom, China, The Bahamas, Mexico, and Japan."

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Hardee's - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., is an American fast-food restaurant chain."[owned by the same company as Carl's Jr]

 

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Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

Benihana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Benihana Inc. (Japanese language: 紅花 "Safflower”)… It owns or franchises 116 Japanese cuisine restaurants around the world, including its flagship Benihana Teppanyaki brand, as well as the Haru (fusion cuisine) and RA Sushi restaurants."

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Sir Speedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Sir Speedy is a printing and marketing services company…the company has nearly 600 franchises in 13 countries.Sir Speedy is known as the "world's largest printing, copying, and document management franchisor serving small and mid-sized businesses”.

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AlphaGraphics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"AlphaGraphics is a franchised chain of more than 260 independently owned and operated marketing service providers with full-service print shops."

 

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McDonald's - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries across 35,000 outlets."

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Burger King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Burger King is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants..At the end of fiscal year 2013, Burger King reported it had over 13,000 outlets in 79 countries; of these, 66 percent are in the United States."

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Wendy's - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Wendy's is an American international fast food chain restaurant. As of March 1999, Wendy's was the world's third largest hamburger fast food chain with approximately 6,650 locations, following Burger King's 12,000+ locations and McDonald's' 31,000+ locations."

 

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Some retail chains Americans would be surprised knowing they have such a large international presence

GNC (store) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) is…focused on the retail sale of health and nutrition related products, including vitamins, supplements, minerals, herbs, sports nutrition, diet, and energy products.
GNC has more than 6,000 stores in the U.S., including 1,100 store-within-a-store locations within Rite Aid, as well as locations in 49 other countries."