yeah there is very little info on this stuff. i chose a map from 81 but at that point it was already a walkman in england. however i did find a picture of the "sony stowaway" original packaging.
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it's uh... wasei-eigo. it was meant to, quote,
introduce the idea of "Japanese-ness" into global culture, synonymous with miniaturization and high-technology.[60] The "Walk-men" and "Walk-women" in advertisements were created to be the ideal reflections of the viewing audience.[61] Sony implemented a marketing strategy, hiring young adults to walk around in public wearing a Walkman.
naturally, the marketing agencies in some countries didn't really get it (see also: the Honda Pussy) and suggested different names
...that might have been me
and people wonder why i don't want to use urbit
i mean for tasting, sure. but not as a long drink...
Edit not that martini qualifies there, for that matter
what, you've never done a room-pop?
yes, that was the next step. we just switched to GT after that because drinking straight gin didn't feel right.
maybe it was the wrong kind of vermouth but it was incredibly bad at all ratios.
no, it was mostly because the map is weird; the green part is not all "benzene", it's many different words rooted in the german "benzin". so my assumption was that "other" languages probably have words based on the big, common words too, just not in a way the map creator understood. and you at least confirmed that for one country!
i see! thanks. so it's basically the same word as gas-oline then?
the word, bro :v
if it was representative you'd have more than two parties