re: #127 Mentis Fugit

Nelly but not Kuwait, according to Teh Wiki at least:

The Goldstar brand is very familiar to this Kiwi, for one. Don’t know how much market penetration it ever got in the US.

It’s got a fair bit of penetration with its cell phones and it now sells its Washers and Dryers at Best Buy, a major US appliance chain.