Well, it's revenge of the Freedom Fries! Apparently, sales of top US brands, like Marlboro, Coca-Cola, MsDonald's, Ford and others are currently experiencing a decline on the European market, particularly in Germany in France.

"The decreasing popularity of American brands can be explained with growing anti-American sentiments in Europe, presumably caused with the US foreign policy. Jeans, Marlboro cigarettes and Coca-Cola used to symbolize the American dream - the country, where everything is possible. History changed such a perception: the USA and its world-famous brands are now associated with the war in Iraq, multi-billion war costs and scandals with Iraqi prisoners in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison," the article at Pravda says. It also adds that the worldwide trend to healthier lifestyles is also adding fuel to the fire.

The companies cite other reasons, of course. There was a tax increase on cigarettes, stagnation of the European economy, and high unemployment, which causes people to spend less.

Or maybe, just maybe, they don't want our crap anymore.