52 minutes ago, Sensei said:

@StringJunky ...they rebranded McDonald's in Russia in 2022, to "Tasty, period"..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vkusno_i_tochka

Merde.  

Edited August 7, 20232 yr by StringJunky

6 hours ago, exchemist said:

Quite. Also often the case with “People’s” and “Democratic”, as in People’s Republic of China or German Democratic Republic.

Yeah, democracy: 

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Russian President Vladimir Putin can choose not to hold presidential elections next year because he will “obviously” win re-election, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said late Sunday.

Putin is widely expected to declare his bid for a sixth overall presidential term. Pre-war constitutional changes allow him to remain president until 2036.

“Although elections are a requirement of democracy and Putin himself has decided to hold them, theoretically it’s possible not to hold them,” Peskov told Russia’s RBC news website.

“Because it’s already obvious that Putin will be elected,” he said, noting that the statement is “absolutely [my] personal opinion.”

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/07/kremlin-says-theoretically-possible-to-not-hold-presidential-elections-a82073

 

6 hours ago, Sensei said:

@StringJunky ...they rebranded McDonald's in Russia in 2022, to "Tasty, period"..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vkusno_i_tochka

So they didn't go with Uncle Vanya?  That was the originally intended replacement wasn't it?