Is it just me, or is British Petroleum a tad "un-American"?

[Faryn Balyncd]

:shrug:

[leftofcool]

1. I kind of had that feeling too but wasn't going to say anything.

[Brother Buzz]

2. BP America is headquarters is in Houston, Texas

[Faryn Balyncd]

5. Wiki: "BP is the UK's largest corporation, with headquarters in St James's, City of Westminster..."

".....As a multinational oil company ("oil major") BP is the UK's largest corporation, with its headquarters in St James's, City of Westminster, London.<2><3><4> BP America's headquarters is in the Two Westlake Park in the Energy Corridor area of Houston, Texas. The company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world, and one of the six "supermajors" (vertically integrated private sector oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum product marketing companies).<5> The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index....."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. And Exxon has a UK spin off with its main branch in Surrey, UK

Yet Exxon is still a US based company.

That's how business is done on a global level.

[Brother Buzz]

11. Same can be said for Royal Dutch Shell

Multinational, the whole lot. It's a tough row to hoe when you try to live, "Think global, buy local".

[IntravenousDemilo]

3. Maybe they should change it to "Freedom Oil"?

:eyes:

[CountAllVotes]

4. travel to London Heathrow

and have an Irish surname and be an American and ask for assistance.

You'll find out how much they just love Americans, especially those with Irish surnames! :mad:

I sued the fuckers after my last trip btw and on edit, I won the case. :thumbsup: No one liked the story in that courtroom!

They love America oh yes, especially the $$$!


:kick:

[librechik]

7. That was totally screwy. UnAmerican to question British authority?

Is he nutz? Why answer.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. What do you want to bet he didn't even know what BP stood for nor that it was a British company?

I'm willing to go all out and put up a Benjamin that I'm right.

[Rex]

9. They are All Hat and No Cattle.

But no, they are TOTALLY American - bottom line, bottom line, bottom line...

[blindpig]

10. Capitalism respects no borders

GATT, NAFTA, it is all of a piece.

We must kill Capitalism before it kills us.

[krabigirl]

12. LMAO. yep. still don't like politicians using that phrase.

[wiggs]

13. what is an american corporation anymore? What is an international firm? Offices

and assets all over the world, foreign stock ownership, foreign board members. These large corps are global