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This is fascinating; I had no idea that non-Americans thought this. Every American knows it's a private company and most know it's a classic rags-to-riches stor
by dreamcompiler 7y ago
This is fascinating; I had no idea that non-Americans thought this. Every American knows it's a private company and most know it's a classic rags-to-riches story started by a guy named Fred. It simply never occurred to me that anyone might assume it was a government entity, even though now I get why.
- perl4ever 7y agoOh, come on. It's plausible that most Americans know it's a private company, but most people do not know it was started by a guy named Fred. (or do you mean a guy named Fed?)
- edoceo 7y agoFrederal Express don't have the same ring to it.
- tomcam 7y agoI don’t know, Busby, I think you’re onto something ;
- dreamcompiler 7y agoMaybe I should have said "Americans my age." Fred Smith got a lot of news coverage in the 80s. He used to be a case study in business schools. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Smith https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Smith
- dreamcompiler 7y ago...and apparently I was wrong about the rags part.
- kristjansson 7y agoHe did get close to rags in the middle there
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- rsynnott 7y agoWell, then, clearly it should be called Frederal Expresss.