Just for the sake of knowledge

[Bretrick]

Russia used to be called, USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Today it is called CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States.

 

[ohioboy]

Russia was always called Russia, it's just that it was more commonly refered to as the USSR, until it broke up.

 

[officerripley]

The country I live in is not the only United...States in this hemisphere; the official name of Mexico? The United Mexican States.

 

[Radrook]

The total Puerto Rican l archipelago includes about 660 pieces of land classified as islands, islets and keys.
https://en.enciclopediapr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Archipielago-de-Puerto-Rico-1170x570.jpg

 

[Beezer]

Are you an AmeriCAN?...or an AmeriCAN'T!

 

[Bretrick]

Are you an AmeriCAN?...or an AmeriCAN'T!

Neither, Imma bloody Aussie mate.
I like football (Aussie Rules), meat pies, kangaroos, Holden cars, aeroplane jelly, and vegemite.

 

[Kadee]

But ..but…….Holden cars are not Aussie made anymore …. @Bretrick my DH worked in Holdens at Elizabeth ( In Adelaide) for a short while, I was privileged to have been taken on a tour of the huge complex
workers had one day a year where they could invite family .

 

[horseless carriage]

Did you know that CIS is Latin for "on this side?" It means you aren't transgender and that your gender identity, matches the body you were born in.

 

[Bretrick]

But ..but…….Holden cars are not Aussie made anymore …. @Bretrick my DH worked in Holdens at Elizabeth ( In Adelaide) for a short while, I was privileged to have been taken on a tour of the huge complex
workers had one day a year where they could invite family .

That is what happens when Australian made, to Australian standards, paying a decent wage to workers can no longer compete with imports from countries that pay not such a livable wage.
I still love the ideal of the homemade Holden car.

 

[Kadee]

That is what happens when Australian made, to Australian standards, paying a decent wage to workers can no longer compete with imports from countries that pay not such a livable wage.
I still love the ideal of the homemade Holden car.

I’ve no idea what the factory in Elizabeth is being used for now , however it was rumoured at one stage part of it was going to be used for growing / processing Medical cannabis

 

[Kadee]

Apparently the old Holden factory in Elizabeth ..( yes it was named after the late QUEEN Elizabeth ) who visited the area in what I believe was 1963

The old factory is located on Phillip Highway, Elizabeth ……and now it’s used to grow mushrooms ‍

Holden Elizabeth Plant - Wikipedia.

 

[Mike]

I used to be a member of a small social club
in London, it had a bar and a dance floor and
at the weekends, it had live bands, for dancing.

It was called, the "USSR", club, "United Services
and Services Rendered", club, I think that it is
still going.

I just asked Google, they have a Facebook link.

Mike.

 

[rgp]

For the most part, Holden is GM .... Basically a Chevrolet.

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Yes, Holden was a subsidiary of General Motors (GM):

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  GM purchased Holden in 1931, and the company was renamed General Motors-Holden's Ltd. In 1998, it was renamed Holden Ltd, and in 2005, it became GM Holden Ltd.

 

[Kadee]

Well there were Chev bow tie ….badges in the factory in Elizabeth …that are on Chevs ….so your prob right in the money there
@rgp

 

[Alizerine]

Neither, Imma bloody Aussie mate.
I like football (Aussie Rules), meat pies, kangaroos, Holden cars, aeroplane jelly, and vegemite.

I had to look up aeroplane jelly. It looks a lot like Jello.

 

[Kadee]

I had to look up aeroplane jelly. It looks a lot like Jello.

When most of us Aussies first seen TV , Aeroplane jelly a very prominent add on the TV ……and it’s still around
@Alizerine

 

[RadishRose]

I had to look up aeroplane jelly. It looks a lot like Jello.

I had to look up "aeroplane" !

 

[oscash]

Neither, Imma bloody Aussie mate.
I like football (Aussie Rules), meat pies, kangaroos, Holden cars, aeroplane jelly, and vegemite.

Same here Bretrick and proud of it!!

I had to look up "aeroplane" !

And I still remember the words to the Aeroplane Jelly Song.

 

[Kadee]

I had to look up "aeroplane" !

The song was catchy ..I posted it up,here ^^^

 

[ohioboy]

A cookie that flies is a oreoplane.

 

[Kadee]

And it’s still available……it even comes in a dark blue now days

 

[Kadee]

A cookie that flies is a oreoplane.

Nah ..jelly …and not Jam …..as some of our overseas members know as / call Jelly….and I can understand jam as we know it being called jelly ….because one can make a jelly “jam” by simply straining the fruit after its cooked

We used to have Jelly and Icecream for desert …but I like red jelly with a dash of cream
@ohioboy

 

[officerripley]

"The Most Common Last Name in Every Country, Mapped"; to read the article:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/m...EMAIL_ID]&mc_cid=82630b664f&mc_eid=1e1177c50f