Comments on: "Cow Elephant Chicken Lucky Unicorn Dragon Crane Liu Shallow" http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/13/cow-elephant-chicken-lucky-unicorn-dragon-crane-liu-shallow/ Mon, 14 May 2012 14:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: John http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/13/cow-elephant-chicken-lucky-unicorn-dragon-crane-liu-shallow/comment-page-1/#comment-46 John Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:28:47 +0000 /?p=37#comment-46 Interesting. So it's not just advertising executives who are the same the world over, it's the people who they seduce into following their lead too... Interesting. So it's not just advertising executives who are the same the world over, it's the people who they seduce into following their lead too…

]]> By: Ray Girvan http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/13/cow-elephant-chicken-lucky-unicorn-dragon-crane-liu-shallow/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Ray Girvan Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:43:22 +0000 /?p=37#comment-45 Apparently they do. I can't find any examples online, but a Japanese poster, DaiOni, says in this <a HREF="http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1010129&postcount=8">discussion forum</a>: "...kanji tattoos are seen as a little silly in japan - of course, they love seeing all the gaijin who have complete babble carved into them. On the flipside, if you go through the tattoo mags here, they are full of baka [=stupid] nihonjin with really bad engrish tattoos". Apparently they do. I can't find any examples online, but a Japanese poster, DaiOni, says in this discussion forum: "…kanji tattoos are seen as a little silly in japan – of course, they love seeing all the gaijin who have complete babble carved into them. On the flipside, if you go through the tattoo mags here, they are full of baka [=stupid] nihonjin with really bad engrish tattoos".

]]> By: John http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/13/cow-elephant-chicken-lucky-unicorn-dragon-crane-liu-shallow/comment-page-1/#comment-39 John Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:38:36 +0000 /?p=37#comment-39 Which I suppose just goes to prove that advertising people are the same the world over - never mind what you say, as long as it looks exotic. I don't know if Japanese people use English words or letters in tattooing, though. Which I suppose just goes to prove that advertising people are the same the world over – never mind what you say, as long as it looks exotic.

I don't know if Japanese people use English words or letters in tattooing, though.

]]> By: Ray Girvan http://soreeyes.org/archive/2005/02/13/cow-elephant-chicken-lucky-unicorn-dragon-crane-liu-shallow/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Ray Girvan Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:55:13 +0000 /?p=37#comment-38 Interesting as a reversal of <a HREF="http://www.engrish.com/">Engrish</a>, the use of Western text, without concern for the sense, in Japanese advertising and product logos (names such as Salty Cat, Human Water and Booing Fireman). Interesting as a reversal of Engrish, the use of Western text, without concern for the sense, in Japanese advertising and product logos (names such as Salty Cat, Human Water and Booing Fireman).

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