From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Jul 19 2003 - 09:36:13 PDT
At 11:12 AM -0400 7/19/03, Steve Grammont wrote:
>This has been going on for YEARS. It is actually illegal for many things
>(all?) to be sold to French consumers unless the packaging is "localized"
>into French.
>
>Personally, if this is what it takes to prevent this world from becoming
>one big massive American shopping mall, I'm for it. When I go to a
>foreign country I actually like it look, sound, and feel different than a
>New Jersey suburb :-)
Somehow I don't think there's a true chance of that. For example, the
2 months I spent in Japan learning the culture taught me that yes the
Japanese will use English in their marketing and on packaging. Does
it make sense? Not on your life.
Seen on the back of a Jacket:
"Harley-Dabeson. The Gret America Fredom Machin"
In a car window:
"Baby is on a car"
On a sign at a store"
"POINT We close this door for a wind blow hard. (Keep warm inside)
Please come into the other door."
A magazine Ad for the CR-V:
"THE CLIMAX NEW CR-V
Exciting pleasure world accessories"
For more see http://www.engrish.com/
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