Things that (kind of)unite us across nations and continents
By Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45546)
India
February 14, 2021 5:07am CST
While responding to a comment on one of my discussions, this thought came to my mind.
Whether someone is in India, Australia, somewhere in Europe or US or in Singapore or Malaysia, there are day to day products and equipment(s) that we use and common to us.
Some of these which occasionally crop up in various discussions:
Detergents like Tide and Surf Excel- I think since these belong to multi nationals like P&G, Unilever etc they are used in many countries.
We also have Ariel but I am not sure if that is also as widespread.
Vicks, especially Vicks Vaporub- looks like this is something that people across many countries use for cold relief.
And Pepsi and Coke are soft drinks that are quite omnipresent.
Then, we have the lifts used in commercial establishments and in apartment blocks.
I see Schneider being used a lot. Alstom is also there but I have seen Schneider being used more.
There are more like Philips but then the list can go on....
May be you folks can also add and any special thoughts?
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11 responses
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
14 Feb 21
I use Vicks and Pepsi and Coke are available here.
I'm in Italy. I bet you know one of our products - Nutella! 
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
15 Feb 21
@May2k8 
It is made not far from where I live.
It is made not far from where I live.2 people like this
@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@mysdianait
We have Disano, Borges, Delsano and a few more. Yet I had to research a bit. Some names sounded Italian but I am not 100% sure about them like Fusilli, and a few more.
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@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@kiran8
And I have been to US and England and in some stores there, Halidiram products especially Salted snacks were available.
They are very widely available in England.
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@Shiva49 (26221)
• Singapore
15 Feb 21
Yes, Vicks is available everywhere and Indian shops sell many items from India that others too look for.
Basmati rice, Indian mangoes come to mind.
At a broader level, I can vouch the world is our oyster. Cricket can be a common topic and since I am interested in a few other sports, common topics are dime a dozen.
Again, common folks want to live in peace like when India - reminiscent of Lagaan - pulled off a series win in Australia after the infamous "36", even Pakistanis celebrated. Today Siraj celebrated Ashwin ton more than the latter!
We need leaders who unite us or at least not those who divide us.
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@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@Shiva49
Deep insight. I have heard and read that Dosa is one of the favorite foods in Singapore.
Is that right?
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@arunima25 (85571)
• Bangalore, India
14 Feb 21
You are so right. We are living in a Global village. But then I realize that I have not used the ones in your list for a while. So stuck with local brands... Patanjali and Dabur
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@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@arunima25
Last decade !! Oh that is a big big period !!
We did use Gonyle from Patanjali a few times but prefer Domex and Lizol.
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@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@prinzcy
Surf Excel and Tide are used in many countries as well.
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@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@May2k8
Our choices are often influenced by a lot of factors, so that is fine. Even I have different brands like Wipro Safewash, Ezee, Voom etc which might not be there in other countries.
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@allknowing (130117)
• India
15 Feb 21
Writing Sites such as myLot unite us Don't you think?
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@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@TheHorse
As the unofficial Indian President, you should promote some Indian brands.
Britannia and Sunfeast make god biscuits so you may as well promote them!!
@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
16 Feb 21
@peachpurple
Duracell is famous, not much sure about Eveready etc.
@porwest (78759)
• United States
15 Feb 21
One thing about American companies and American brands, they do tend to find their way all over the world. There are also quite a few foreign brands here in the States, but they are few and far between, and usually specialty things labeled as "imported."
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@ptrikha_2 (45546)
• India
15 Feb 21
@porwest
I bought a few shirts when I was in Jersey City/NY city and some of them were made in Bangladesh.
Yet Dettol was not much visible there.
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