Do you wear US shoes?
You can easily replace them with the ones produced by European shoe manufacturing companies such as Adidas and Puma
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But did you know that both companies are German and were founded in the same city by the Dassler brothers, Adolf and Rudolf, who were actually enemies? To the point that, when they died, they were buried on opposite sides of the same cemetery.
Their rivalry was so big that it divided the city and created a long-lasting animosity that touched the lives of all employees and inhabitants.
Check out the full story (with lots of photos):
And for all you French and German speakers out there who are into ARTE programmes, there's an episode of Karambolage that explains the story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJI5nqj79Rk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzOcFG7SQwk
