On 06 Sep, <Maercutio@aol.com> wrote:
One wonders if Miyazaki is aware that a nonsense word plucked at
random for a name makes one of his more famous works an obcene
request/phrase in several major countries.
I find that VERY amusing. In my own sick sick way.
He's not the only one. Here in Europe, Mitsubishi marketed a small
4WD vehicle as the "Pajero". But not in Spain, where the word turns
out to be a slang term for horses urine!
On a similar note, Nissan market an MPV as the "Serena". I wonder if
they call it "Usagi" in Japan? ^_^