Probably a reference to the Samwer brothers. Yes, other countries clone US startups, but these guys are especially successful at it. So I would take it as a compliment. Pioneers are the ones with the arrows in their backs and all that.

http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/09/samwers-bankrolled-faceboo...

http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/02/18/the-samwer-brothers-make...