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   Carlos E.R. to Retirednoguilt   
   Re: The dreaded time change   
   10 Nov 25 21:43:55   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-11-10 15:35, Retirednoguilt wrote:   
   > What I've found to be disheartening when traveling is shopping for a   
   > gift that is characteristic of the country and supposedly authentic, and   
   > everything for sale in the gift shop has labels saying that it was made   
   > in a different country thousands of miles away.   
      
   I once wanted to buy an american made storm lantern, in Canada.   
   Impossible. All eastern made. Eventually, I got a German made one.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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