August 22, 2018 · 3:23 PM
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Lost in Translation: Pee Cola

Very popular in Ghana, “pee” means (locally, at any rate) “very good”. I doubt they have many tourists trying the local drink.

LIT - extremely popular soda, which is bottled in Ghana, means -very good Cola

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12 responses to “Lost in Translation: Pee Cola”

  1. Jim Stewart
    August 22, 2018 at 4:22 PM

    Kinda like trying to sell a Chevy Nova in Mexico…”no va” in Spanish loosely translates to “doesn’t go.”

  3. Trinity
    August 22, 2018 at 4:35 PM

    Yep! It pays in international marketing to either be bilingual or (at the very least) aware that there are language pitfalls out there where one least expects them! 😉

  4. Trinity
    August 22, 2018 at 4:35 PM

    Would YOU try it? 😉

  5. Anne Mehrling
    August 22, 2018 at 4:42 PM

    If you were beside me to interpret, yes, I’d try it. On my own? I doubt it.

  7. dunnasead.co
    August 22, 2018 at 8:47 PM

    Is that like eppel pee at McDonalds? (over here in Gutenberg land, you don’t say it that way, you don’t get it.)

  8. Trinity
    August 22, 2018 at 8:57 PM

    Over there “in Gutenberg land”… let me see: Would that be Germany, Liechtenstein, or Austria? Or is that on the moon? 😉

  9. koolkosherkitchen
    August 22, 2018 at 9:30 PM

    Russians usually burst into hysterical laugh traveling through Hialeah (Hispanic part of Miami) when they see a joyeria (jewelery store) on every block. What it means in Russian is not mentioned in polite society, but it has to do with male reproductive organs.

  10. Trinity
    August 22, 2018 at 10:26 PM

    That gave me a good laugh! Thanks for sharing it!

  11. koolkosherkitchen
    August 22, 2018 at 11:06 PM

    My pleasure; yours is hilarious as well!

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