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ed4444

Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:33 am Post subject: Lufthansa using Konglish on website |
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I was just looking up some flight prices on the Korean Lufthansa website.
Then I spotted an English language icon in the top left (sadly I still always make a beeline for the English menu on Korean websites if available).
Anyway I got a good laugh when i did because it seems Lufthansa Korea got a Korean person to translate their localised Korean website back to English. Have a look:
http://portal.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/kr/book_and_prices/top_offers?l=en&nodeid=1338801 |
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cruisemonkey

Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:41 am Post subject: |
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Are you planning to talking? Ve haf vaas of making you. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles

Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:39 am Post subject: |
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Awesome.
Sparkles*_* |
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tzechuk

Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:05 am Post subject: |
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That's probably because the website is written by Lufthansa's employees out here in Korea.... |
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ladyandthetramp

Joined: 21 Nov 2003
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:22 am Post subject: |
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tzechuk wrote: |
That's probably because the website is written by Lufthansa's employees out here in Korea.... |
And that's what s/he said... |
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ed4444

Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:44 am Post subject: |
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I'd be surprised if Lufthansa doesn't have at least one hungover, dishevelled english speaking foreigner lying around their offices in seoul that could do a quick edit on it.
If you are that foreigner I am sorry for the description. Its probably more applicable to their pilots. |
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bundangbum

Joined: 23 Aug 2005
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:17 am Post subject: |
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ladyandthetramp wrote: |
tzechuk wrote: |
That's probably because the website is written by Lufthansa's employees out here in Korea.... |
And that's what s/he said... |
She must be a mod too. |
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mishlert

Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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I went to the main office in Seoul and the women working there not only spoke English fluently, but whileI was there the phone rang and one of them was speaking in German. So, making mistakes on the sight makes no sense as there are at least 2 employees who can check for mistakes. |
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Swiss James

Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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yeah I've spoken to someone at Lufthansa who had perfect english- I guess she doesn't know how to type |
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