Actually a fun fact there, they're both owned by different Aldis.
[Aldi] was split into two separate groups in 1960 that later became Aldi Nord (initially Northern West Germany), headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd (initially Southern West Germany), headquartered in neighbouring Mülheim
The brothers split the company in 1960, reportedly over a dispute about whether they should sell cigarettes. Karl believed they would attract shoplifters, while his brother, Theo, did not. This led to Theo running Aldi Nord and Karl running Aldi Süd.[22]
in 1976, Aldi Süd opened its first store in the United States in Iowa,[a][29][30] and, in 1979, Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joe's.[19]
How is Aldi owned by a different Aldi? To me that would only make sense if the comment in the thread above had specified which Aldi they were referring to.
Aldi in North America is owned by a different parent company than Trader Joes. Both parent companies are named Aldi. The context of the original question was essentially asking "Aren't Aldi (US) and Trader Joes owned by the same company?" to which Mr Worldly Wiseman responded with a correct no. No further specification needed because you can simply look to the broader context the question was asked in.
Aldi US stores are owned by Aldi Süd, which is different from the Aldi Nord that owns trader Joe's. You can see it in the logo that Aldi US stores use.
That's great but can you maybe explain in more detail for us dumdums?
Because, as far as I know, lesbian means "woman who loves women" and non-binary means "neither man nor woman". So how can someone be a woman who loves women if they're not a woman?
AFAB, nonbinary person who identities as non-binary because they are fluid. I.e. sometimes a woman, sometimes another gender. Dating a woman.
I guess if we're getting technical, they're only a lesbian sometimes. But we don't have a term for truly NB dating a woman. And they don't self identify as male so they're not hetero. So lesbian it is.
See? Easy peasy.
But this is why I stopped trying to make logical sense of it. I don't need to understand that level of detail about a stranger, and I dont care who they're fuckin unless it's me.
All the labels are made up, there are no rules, and you might identify with multiple categories. I use the labels bisexual, pansexual, and lesbian interchangeably, because they have different connotations and familiarity to most people. Need to communicate that I'm with a woman? A lesbian relationship. Want to make it clear that I'm attracted to all sorts of gender identities? Bisexual/pansexual, depending on who I'm talking to and what terms their familiar with/how specific I feel like being.
The labels don't have hard and fast rules. I'm attracted to women, I'm gay, I'm lesbian, I'm non-binary, etc. It doesn't matter. They all apply to me and can overlap to varying degrees. I know a trans guy that calls himself both a gay man and a lesbian. I know trans women that refer to themselves as twinks. Specificity and semantics aren't as important as communicating what you intend to whoever you're talking to.
Gender and sexuality aren't hardwired rules, but influenced by our culture and environment. This is true for everyone. This isn't to say that someone's gender or sexuality isn't intrinsic to that person, but how they think about those and present them are part of an ongoing performance for themselves and others. If you're interested in learning more on the subject, I can recommend some excellent books on the subject, or feel free to ask followup questions here or in DMs.
it's not that big of a deal, some people are just non binary lesbians and we don't need to fuckin care
NB carries its own gender info, lesbian carries its own info on cultural, romantic, and sexual info. it's fine and it fits. Being NB isnt a rule and ppl need to not worry so much about getting enby pronouns wrong or figuring out what's inside the panties they'll never be peelin.
it doesnt fuckin matter, it's the gender of not giving a fuck. enby literally stands for "don't worry about it buddy"
Gender sillies usually just mean not exclusively a man or woman. So non-binary is really just another umbrella term that encompasses gender fluidity, the absence of gender, a mixture of genders, or genders that are separate from male or female. Most gender identities under the enby umbrella are some mix of those or other concepts. I think the term lesbian had a slightly more complex meaning historically but I don't feel qualified to talk about that so I'll go with the wlw definition in which case someone non-binary could be part female such as in a male/female mix or just a demigirl could easily be lesbian.
NYC, especially Queens and BK area is considered to be one of the most diverse area in the world. They actually picked Queens to study people's DNA with volunteers.
I am kind of not big on communities like that (and Amish, as another example). You shouldn't be able to just opt out of the social contract like that, and still benefit from the state's largess. I believe the ultra orthodox in Israel are even exempt from the nation's mandatory conscription.
Has nothing to do with religion or ideology, it's more about fairness imo.
Every person alive is doing that, how are they breaking social contract, is that because they don't socialize with people outside of their community, well that's their perogative, are you saying they don't pay taxes, neither does the church and clergy, so what social contract are they breaking?
You seem to be pissed about something you can't even articulate well, maybe reflect on that
Though apparently the Israeli Supreme Court ruled against the ultra-Orthodox regarding the military service exemption in 2024 so maybe that's not a thing anymore.
Hasids in the US don't allow their women to interact with men. The Amish are exempt from many taxes in the US.
They are so insular that they are essentially small countries within a host country. It's just not compatible with a free and open society imo.
Edit: One exemption I can think of is Native Reservations, since it's their fucking land in the first place.
I did like Trader Joe's
It would be nice to just have a list of places that are good to shop at... You can only get so much from Costco
we have a store called winco that has a bulk section. they're pretty decent. it's regional. I also like HEB, but i don't live where they are.
Having both Winco and Costco nearby is pretty great
yeah, we have abundant shopping options.
You forgot to mention that WinCo is also employee-owned!
At least Aldi let's it's cashiers sit, which is something, but not sure anything beyond that
I'm pretty sure aldi and trader Joe's are the same company
Actually a fun fact there, they're both owned by different Aldis.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi
How is Aldi owned by a different Aldi? To me that would only make sense if the comment in the thread above had specified which Aldi they were referring to.
Aldi in North America is owned by a different parent company than Trader Joes. Both parent companies are named Aldi. The context of the original question was essentially asking "Aren't Aldi (US) and Trader Joes owned by the same company?" to which Mr Worldly Wiseman responded with a correct no. No further specification needed because you can simply look to the broader context the question was asked in.
The broader context was worldwide as far as I can tell though.
Aldi US stores are owned by Aldi Süd, which is different from the Aldi Nord that owns trader Joe's. You can see it in the logo that Aldi US stores use.
When was the US specified? Did I miss something or is this just us defaultism?
Then it's an extra asshole move not to let cashiers at Trader Joe's sit because they already know the benefits of that from the Aldi chain
Weird position for such a flammable warehouse to have.
Reminder that Trader Joe's has a buiness practice of stealing food designs from small businesses.
Theyre very much the 19th century Archeology of the grocery world.
Not just the recipe they will steal the name and branding as well and then taunt them with their big pockets and army of lawyers
Am I crazy or can you not be a lesbian if you're non-binary
It's all made up and the points don't matter.
whose meme is it anyway
Trader Joe's marketing dept
You absolutely can be, and there is a rich history of gender diversity in lesbian spaces
That's great but can you maybe explain in more detail for us dumdums?
Because, as far as I know, lesbian means "woman who loves women" and non-binary means "neither man nor woman". So how can someone be a woman who loves women if they're not a woman?
AFAB, nonbinary person who identities as non-binary because they are fluid. I.e. sometimes a woman, sometimes another gender. Dating a woman.
I guess if we're getting technical, they're only a lesbian sometimes. But we don't have a term for truly NB dating a woman. And they don't self identify as male so they're not hetero. So lesbian it is.
See? Easy peasy.
But this is why I stopped trying to make logical sense of it. I don't need to understand that level of detail about a stranger, and I dont care who they're fuckin unless it's me.
It's best to identify as "lesbian" if it's close to your situation, because there are a lot more brunches that way.
wait, the lesbians get more brunches than us bis? when did this happen
bi erasure, obviously
i just need to know if i need to pick up some gender fluid to get more brunch
In a practical sense, identifying as lesbian makes it clear who they are interested in. Who they are should already be understood.
Honestly, non-binary hetero would be considerably more confusing. I at least know with a non-binary lesbian that they like women.
Non binary asexual would clear everything up for the "Don't give a fuck" crowd
All the labels are made up, there are no rules, and you might identify with multiple categories. I use the labels bisexual, pansexual, and lesbian interchangeably, because they have different connotations and familiarity to most people. Need to communicate that I'm with a woman? A lesbian relationship. Want to make it clear that I'm attracted to all sorts of gender identities? Bisexual/pansexual, depending on who I'm talking to and what terms their familiar with/how specific I feel like being.
The labels don't have hard and fast rules. I'm attracted to women, I'm gay, I'm lesbian, I'm non-binary, etc. It doesn't matter. They all apply to me and can overlap to varying degrees. I know a trans guy that calls himself both a gay man and a lesbian. I know trans women that refer to themselves as twinks. Specificity and semantics aren't as important as communicating what you intend to whoever you're talking to.
Gender and sexuality aren't hardwired rules, but influenced by our culture and environment. This is true for everyone. This isn't to say that someone's gender or sexuality isn't intrinsic to that person, but how they think about those and present them are part of an ongoing performance for themselves and others. If you're interested in learning more on the subject, I can recommend some excellent books on the subject, or feel free to ask followup questions here or in DMs.
it means don't fucking worry about it
unironically, just dont
it's not that big of a deal, some people are just non binary lesbians and we don't need to fuckin care
NB carries its own gender info, lesbian carries its own info on cultural, romantic, and sexual info. it's fine and it fits. Being NB isnt a rule and ppl need to not worry so much about getting enby pronouns wrong or figuring out what's inside the panties they'll never be peelin.
it doesnt fuckin matter, it's the gender of not giving a fuck. enby literally stands for "don't worry about it buddy"
Gender sillies usually just mean not exclusively a man or woman. So non-binary is really just another umbrella term that encompasses gender fluidity, the absence of gender, a mixture of genders, or genders that are separate from male or female. Most gender identities under the enby umbrella are some mix of those or other concepts. I think the term lesbian had a slightly more complex meaning historically but I don't feel qualified to talk about that so I'll go with the wlw definition in which case someone non-binary could be part female such as in a male/female mix or just a demigirl could easily be lesbian.
Sponsered by Trader Joes
And somebody who hasn’t been to a grocery store in Los Angeles.
Or any other big city.
Tyoical New Yorker hubris.
Honestly, my thought was “that’s it?”
Where I live, which isn’t that big of a city we’ve got way more than 3 demographics.
It's almost like they are all human beings belonging to the same species
NYC, especially Queens and BK area is considered to be one of the most diverse area in the world. They actually picked Queens to study people's DNA with volunteers.
MFers gentrified being an NB lesbian
The fuck is a trader joe?
And why are people going to him? To trade?
Big grocery store known for having food from a wider range of cultures than most American grocery stores.
It's also in your Aldi ia the correct answer
new yorkers constantly thinking something that is normal and happens everywhere is somehow special to them and only them
Americans referring to "...in the world" always mean "in USA"
I am kind of not big on communities like that (and Amish, as another example). You shouldn't be able to just opt out of the social contract like that, and still benefit from the state's largess. I believe the ultra orthodox in Israel are even exempt from the nation's mandatory conscription.
Has nothing to do with religion or ideology, it's more about fairness imo.
What contract are you talking about
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract
I meant which social contract are they breaking
Literally living in our society and taking advantage of our shared infrastructure
Every person alive is doing that, how are they breaking social contract, is that because they don't socialize with people outside of their community, well that's their perogative, are you saying they don't pay taxes, neither does the church and clergy, so what social contract are they breaking?
You seem to be pissed about something you can't even articulate well, maybe reflect on that
Specifically Israel: https://www.quora.com/Why-do-ultra-Orthodox-or-Haredi-Jewish-people-have-special-rights-in-Israel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exemption_from_military_service_in_Israel
Though apparently the Israeli Supreme Court ruled against the ultra-Orthodox regarding the military service exemption in 2024 so maybe that's not a thing anymore.
Hasids in the US don't allow their women to interact with men. The Amish are exempt from many taxes in the US.
They are so insular that they are essentially small countries within a host country. It's just not compatible with a free and open society imo.
Edit: One exemption I can think of is Native Reservations, since it's their fucking land in the first place.
sure as shit dont even try and talk to them if you're a "small hole"
?
it's the Hebrew word for woman
That’s because Trader Joes is only a national chain.
Bro that caption is blocking the person's entire face lol
You know that this happens all over the world, right?
Or more to the point; the world is bigger than the USA. Really, it is, look it up. Get an Atlas. Yes, that is a book.