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jajdude
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| good point itchy.... never thought of that.... a little English goes a long way? Even if no one (or almost no one) actually comprehends it. |
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philipswoodjnr
Joined: 03 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Why not? |
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Malislamusrex
Joined: 01 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Why English? |
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Because the owner wanted to advertise how long it took to change oil and couldn't find a Korean sign.
I don't think this has anything to do with the fashion, Koreans generally know what 'oil change' and '5 minutes' mean. I doubt the owner was considering a marketing campaign to increase his market share of 'cool' people who need an oil change.
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I was walking down the street yesterday and passed a small mechanic's shop. Above the garage was a sign that said "5min. Oil Change", in English. Why English? This is a small mechanic in a neighborhood that has relatively few foreigners. Besides, even if there were lots of foreigners around there certainly wouldn't be enough to justify alienating 99% of the clientele, the vast majority of whom I'm sure can't understand the sign. I can't think of any way that this makes sense to do if you're running a business.
There are countless examples of this everywhere, and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas. Is it because English is perceived as really "modern", and therefore goes hand-in-hand with quality? I don't know... |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Why are we bumping eight year old threads? |
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Chet Wautlands
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| This is incredibly important! |
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Enrico Palazzo
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Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't bump very old threads for the sake of it. There's no point to that. |
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