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seoulman1
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 Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:02 pm Post subject: Ferrari Brothel??? |
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Walking home after work in Gangnam I saw a huge neon Ferrari sign. It had the same Ferrari logo and it was posted all over the building. It looked to realistic that I thought it was some kind of Ferrari office until I noticed the sign underneath ' special massage '.
Is this legal in SK? How can a company get away with blatantly misusing a company name and logo like this. Especially a brothel... |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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They just do it, and the Korean gov't won't bother them, unless Ferrari ponies-up the cash to hire Korean lawyers and go after them.
If it were called the Hyundai brothel, it would be a different story. |
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jaganath69
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| There are quite a few legit car dealerships in Gangnam. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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Copyright and intellectual property rights in Korea? ha ha ha
I like how the pink Energizer battery bunny from the USA is Duracell's mascot in Korea. How'd that happen? |
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Kimchi Cowboy
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Guess we know where to find all the fast women. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| I like how the pink Energizer battery bunny from the USA is Duracell's mascot in Korea. How'd that happen? |
For real? |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| If it were called the Hyundai brothel, it would be a different story. |
How is that??
i see so many
*Hyundai room salons, motels..
*Lotte marts(not the real one but the corner shop), motels...
This is all written in hanguel of course but what is the difference??? |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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They probably offer a discount to Hyundai workers.
The sad, inside truth is that room salons are paid-for with company credit cards. It's part of the perks of being a higher-level salary-man, or in management. These companies control Korean men through their penises.
Never forget that it's often the KOREAN WIFE who controls the money at home. How else would Korean men be able to hide millions of won in charges to room salons and barber shops? Some of it is "secret money" they hoard from their wives for whoring, but the big money is all charged though company credit cards as part of a business expense.
I had a Korean female friend who worked on staff to handle all of the travel arrangements for Samsung executives. She had a list of numbers for pimps in Thailand. She also told me they paid extra for girls who didn't require condoms.
That brothel named Hyundai probably uses that name to advertise a discount for Hyundai office workers. |
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normalcyispasse
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Yeosu until the end of February WOOOOOOOO
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrari Brothel??? |
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| seoulman1 wrote: |
Walking home after work in Gangnam I saw a huge neon Ferrari sign. It had the same Ferrari logo and it was posted all over the building. It looked to realistic that I thought it was some kind of Ferrari office until I noticed the sign underneath ' special massage '.
Is this legal in SK? How can a company get away with blatantly misusing a company name and logo like this. Especially a brothel... |
Jesus, have you walked around ANY downtown area anywhere in Asia? |
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seoulman1
Joined: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Jamsil
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Ferrari Brothel??? |
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| normalcyispasse wrote: |
| seoulman1 wrote: |
Walking home after work in Gangnam I saw a huge neon Ferrari sign. It had the same Ferrari logo and it was posted all over the building. It looked to realistic that I thought it was some kind of Ferrari office until I noticed the sign underneath ' special massage '.
Is this legal in SK? How can a company get away with blatantly misusing a company name and logo like this. Especially a brothel... |
Jesus, have you walked around ANY downtown area anywhere in Asia? |
ive seen countless copyright infringements and false advertising in the ROK but this was especially bizarre. They even used the trademark red color, if it was green maybe I wouldn't have taken the time to care. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| I like how the pink Energizer battery bunny from the USA is Duracell's mascot in Korea. How'd that happen? |
For real? |
For real. Watch for the commercials or just go check out the battery section at a dept. store. Energizer has a "battery-man-superhero" mascot here, not the bunny, because Duracell has the bunny. I even sent an ink pen with the Duracell pink bunny back to the USA for my family. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| I like how the pink Energizer battery bunny from the USA is Duracell's mascot in Korea. How'd that happen? |
For real? |
For real. Watch for the commercials or just go check out the battery section at a dept. store. Energizer has a "battery-man-superhero" mascot here, not the bunny, because Duracell has the bunny. I even sent an ink pen with the Duracell pink bunny back to the USA for my family. |
This, from Wikipedia:
The Duracell bunny predates the Energizer Bunny, which actually began as a parody of the Duracell bunny toys that became a collectible item. People often get the two confused, although there are distinct differences between the two. There are differences in appearance � the Energizer bunny wears sunglasses, has larger ears, is a different shade of pink and has a different body shape. Also, while the Energizer bunny is a single rabbit, the Duracell bunnies are a species. The Energizer bunny is always depicted with a drum, as the Duracell bunny toys of which it is a parody had drums, but the actual Duracell bunny advertising campaign has moved beyond this, and Duracell bunnies are usually depicted as doing something other than beating a drum. |
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