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prime glacierBOT Nov 7, 2025, 6:09 AM

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polar perch Nov 7, 2025, 6:10 AM

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And also, schneider in german means 'Tailor/ the one who cuts'.. I'm unable to connect the dots 🧐

harsh wave Nov 7, 2025, 6:12 AM

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L’entreprise a pensé que c’était un bon nom.

queen coral Nov 7, 2025, 6:21 AM

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polar perch And also, schneider in german means 'Tailor/ the one who cuts'.. I'm unable to c...

The French founders were the brothers Adolphe and Joseph-Eugène Schneider. It's simply their name. Germany and France have a long history, so this isn't all that unlikely.
@polar perch @harsh wave

harsh wave Nov 7, 2025, 6:22 AM

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Wow

polar perch Nov 7, 2025, 6:50 AM

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queen coral The French founders were the brothers **Adolphe** and **Joseph-Eugène __Schneide...

Yes I just read on the internet.. hehehe.. That's quite interesting.
It's so cool that some European have open borders and you can move and settle in some other country and do your business there.

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I'm curious, do y'all have relatives living in different countris in the EU ? Which is the most popular destination for the French people to migrate to ?

vast magnet Nov 7, 2025, 10:15 AM

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polar perch Yes I just read on the internet.. hehehe.. That's quite interesting. It's so co...

Sure but Schneider was founded in the 1800s way before the modern day open borders/trade agreements (EU, Schengen, EEA...)

Most likely it's a family of Germanic descent that had been implanted in the area for some time.

vast magnet Nov 7, 2025, 10:22 AM

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polar perch I'm curious, do y'all have relatives living in different countris in the EU ? Wh...

Here's the top 3 countries for French emigration from 2024

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According to:
https://webapps.france-diplomatie.info/carte-registre/

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This isnt a full accounting of all French citizens living abroad, just those of them who bother to sign up on the dedicated Registry (apparently 1.7M out of a total of 2.5M)

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Top EU countries

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