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by entropie 937 days ago
I find it interesting that of as I look (around 18:00 GMT) that there is so much traffic in GB but not the other parts in europe.

Image reference: https://i.imgur.com/2Les0QX.png

Is it safe to assume that brexit is the reason?

3 comments

Probably the fact that Black Friday is an American phenomenon that is successfully exported to mainly Anglo countries. Doesn't impact mainland Europe as much.
Black friday is not small in europe. We (germany) have BF ads all around.
I don't see how Brexit could be part of the reason. Unless the economy is so bad more people are determined to find a bargain.

There's more Black Friday marketing in Britain than some other European countries, and maybe more use of an American credit card based shopping platform.

There should be a something similar to Godwin's law but for any discussion about UK. The longer the thread the more likely someone will mention Brexit.