[Grammar] made in USSR

[darkman86]

I have a question pertaining that sentence. What would me more sense when you are refering to yourself, I was made in USSR, or I was made in the USSR?
Thanks

 

[ostap77]

I have a question pertaining that sentence. What would me more sense when you are refering to yourself, I was made in USSR, or I was made in the USSR?
Thanks

Guess you have to use "the" with USSR=the USSR. If I'm not mistaken it consisted of 15 republics.

 

[ostap77]

Gues you have to use "the" with USSR=the USSR. If I'm not mistaken it consisted of 15 republics.

I take it, you might have meant "I was born in the USSR"?

 

[SoothingDave]

Common American usage was to say "the USSR." (Or "the Soviet Union.")

 

[darkman86]

Thanks guys, to be honest I have a tattoo on my back that says "Made in the USSR"
and I started questioning the grammar.

 

[SoothingDave]

Just think of the Beatles song.

 

[Tdol]

Your tattoo is grammatically correct.

 

[Barb_D]

And I think, rather clever, as long as you were at least conceived before the breakup of the Soviet Union. (As if any person alive wants to think of they were conceived...)

 

[darkman86]

Thanks guys...really appreciate all the response.