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Cub Driver wrote:
The sensitivity is very different, however. When I lived in England, I was startled to find a range of books called Cheap Editions, and the I'll always remember that American who proudly stated: Hey, I'm certified! in a British environment. He earned big amusement and never understood why. The question remains: Why should Airbus care about the connotations their name causes in the USA when their main market most probably will be Europe, Arabia and Asia? Stefan |
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On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:00:38 +0200, Stefan
wrote: I'll always remember that American who proudly stated: Hey, I'm certified! in a British environment. He earned big amusement and never understood why. Then there was the gent (batman?) who asked the Fulbright women: "What time shall I knock you up in the morning?" The question remains: Why should Airbus care about the connotations their name causes in the USA when their main market most probably will be Europe, Arabia and Asia? Wow. Same reason why Boeing should care what it calls its planes in Europe, despite the fact that it is a much smaller market than the U.S. A sale is a sale. Airbus is indeed a terrible name. People seem to have accepted it, though. Of course most people don't have the faintest idea what airplane they're flying on, neither manufacturer nor model. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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