They include the current version of 'Coca Cola' in Chinese:
the brand included a description of their product within its name, calling itself 可口可乐 (kekoukele) — “delicious happiness”.
They leave out the original version of Coca Cola translated into Chinese: “bite the wax tadpole.” (Sorry, couldn't find a phonetic version.)
Seems a shame they left it out. I read it years ago and still remembered it well enough to google an example (though I was thinking "bite the toad"). It made quite the impression on me. It's an excellent example of how wrong this can go.
This seems like an anecdote that non-Chinese tell, but I've never heard about it in Chinese, nor have I seen the Chinese characters. Can anyone verify this?
They leave out the original version of Coca Cola translated into Chinese: “bite the wax tadpole.” (Sorry, couldn't find a phonetic version.)
http://www.coca-colaconversations.com/my_weblog/2008/03/bite...
Seems a shame they left it out. I read it years ago and still remembered it well enough to google an example (though I was thinking "bite the toad"). It made quite the impression on me. It's an excellent example of how wrong this can go.