tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post3629792168341690445..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: The things I find when I'm cleaning!Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-55324405205212491252014-04-07T01:22:48.816+04:002014-04-07T01:22:48.816+04:00I've heard that one before. I suppose I don...I've heard that one before. I suppose I don't see it so much as a gaff when they've just kept everything the same for different countries. To me it would be worse if they'd made a special version for a language or country, only to screw it up. In that situation I think it would be better to just leave it in the original! For marketing purposes, at least. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-9659171892840986452014-04-06T02:29:13.398+04:002014-04-06T02:29:13.398+04:00LOVE this stuff. I ran across a list one time of ...LOVE this stuff. I ran across a list one time of gaffs that American companies have made. The one I remember best was Gerber using their regular photo of a baby on the babyfood jars, not realizing that in this part of Africa, because people don't read, the labels ALWAYS display what is found inside. :) Most of them did involve bad translations. <br />Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com