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		twobyfour on Jan 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: List of oldest companies: Before 1300 Maybe. But then why would there be more in Germany than, say, the U.K.? Or Italy?

philipwhiuk on Jan 19, 2018 [–]

The UK has never seen pubs as being worthy of preservation until more recently. If you look at the list that's what survives centuries.

We'd do quite well if the list was 'stately homes'.

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