So, they now have orange juice concentrate at the supermarket, but unfortunately it is sucky.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. - St. Augustine
About Me
- Lori - Blondie in Brazil
- After residing in central KY for 4 years I've moved on with my husband to the cultural adventure of living in Brazil. My background is in nutritional and exercise sciences. After 3 years of working in an academic setting focused on health education outreach I have my sites set on freelance writing. I love dogs, especially my pug Macy Mae. I can't get enough of traveling. My favorite city so far is Vienna, Austria.
I Can Also Be Found Blogging At:
Subscribe via email
What I'm Up To
Followers
Labels
Fun and Helpful Info
Favorite Quotes
- If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. - James Michener
- Exercising can actually be a form of prayer a thanksgiving for the privilege of having a body and for simply being alive. - Regina Ryan and John Travis
- Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. - Plato
- It is never to late to be what you might have been. - George Eliot
- The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. - Abraham Maslow
- I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. - Gilda Radner
Great Ex-pat Blogs
- Aussie Erin the American - Sydney, Australia
- Braziliant - Maringa, Brazil
- Chef Wanabe - New York
- Chez Loulou - South France
- Daily Rio Life - Rio, Brazil
- Don't Call Me Gringa - Santiago, Chile
- Eric and Emily's Adventures - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Gastroanthropology - London, England
- Just Married Chilean Style - Santiago, Chile
- La Gringuita Diaries - Santiago, Chile
- LovelyDharma - Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Moments and Thoughts - Arizona
- On the Fringe - Linyi, China
- Post Cards from Brasil - Rio, Brazil
- Samba Girl - US
- The Inscrutable - Canada
- This non-American Life - Munich, Germany
- Tokyo Terrace - Japan
9 comments:
LOL! Well, I probably wouldn't because I would imagine it taste quite "sucky". That's sort of like the soda, oh, I forget the name something-mist. In German, mist means manure, so imagine our German exchange student's surprise to find a can of soda with manure on the label.
gotta love engrish haha
Ha ha ha! Great name. I probably would buy it to keep the can.
Imagine going to a bar..
Can I have a sucky please?
But seriously I really wonder who came up with the idea.
In Chile a couple of years ago there was a 'fuente de soda' (a place for a quick bite to eat here) downtown with western/cowboy decoration a big sign out the front that said Fart West. How did that extra T get in there? Some disgruntled underpaid translator or someone with a grudge?
If you are going to invest in a business or something and give it a name that's in a language that's not your own, you'd think they'd at least check it out.
By the way they eventually took the T off the sign though you could still see a non-sunburnt image of it there.
Saludos.
And that's precisely why I giggle when I see tattoos of Chinese symbols and generally avoid buying clothing with foreign language that I can't read. Sure, the guy at the shop said it means "happiness", but what if it actually means "fat cow" or something??? I'm just sayin' . . . ;)
Sara - Ha, ha! It is so funny how languages cross paths.
Woodward - Ha, ha! Oh wow, that cracks me up. I'd never be able to look at it without cracking up. My husband kept saying that someone, somewhere had to know how that would translate. I mean when it is the name of the food okay, but a brand name?
Emily - Ha, ha! I feel the same way. You can never be too careful. An educated second opinion is very important in these matters.
Haha! I would buy it just for the can.
It reminds me of Bimbo bread, Snob jelly (Ecuador), and Bawls energy drink (U.S.).
That is GREAT! You should submit it to Fail blog!
Yep, that's right up there with the blowtex condoms....
Although I think I see where they were coming from - because in Portuguese the way to eat oranges is "chupa." They took the translation too literally.
But truth be told - all bottled/canned/boxed juices in Brazil ARE sucky!!
cathy - I hadn't heard of that. I'll look it up.
lovelydharma - I'm not a fan of the boxed stuff just b/c of the sugar. Fresh is definitely the way to go and I'm so glad we can get it so easily.
Post a Comment