The Thirty Years' War was triggered by a religious dispute between Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd over who gets control of Prague

April 10, 2026 - 18:13 UTC

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Aldi Nord, in an outflanking maneuver, aligned with the global and southern hemisphere regimes of Trader Jose, Trader Giotto, and Trader Ming
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Et la France s'en est mêlé.
Puis l'Alsace veut se séparer du Grand Est...
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Assuming the other one got the grocery store business
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Famously IKEA sided with Aldi Nord to find new customers for its Schwedentrunk
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Die Fenestration…
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How does Aldi work internationally? I mean this nonsensical division between brothers but still sharing the brand name is only in the domestic market, right? I can't see how Aldi would be as successful as it is internationally if they were pissing around with "Nord" and "Süd".
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They divide international markets between them. E.g., Aldi Nord operates in France and Süd in Italy. The US is a bit of an exception: nominally its Aldi Süd, but Trader Joe's belongs to Aldi Nord.
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Thanks for the history note. Damn, now I have to go read a book about the Thirty Years’ War. Any recommendations?
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I like Wilson’s _Europe’s Tragedy_ dannyreviews.com/h/Europes_Tragedy.html but it might be longer than you want.
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And Carrefour backed Aldi Nord.
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Still waiting for that formal second German Unification…
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The 100 years war started because Edward III made cassoulet with an English sausage.
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