To be fair, Justin Long's name was known before the Apple ads. As well as John Hodgman's. Justin for Dodgeball, and John for his stints on the Daily Show.
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To be fair, Justin Long's name was known before the Apple ads. As well as John Hodgman's. Justin for Dodgeball, and John for his stints on the Daily Show.
Very brief: "PC is for business use. Macs are for personal use. But no, really the Mac can do both"
This ad appears to be aimed at the business guy, telling him he can use a Mac too. Not like the US ads where they simply make fun of the un-cool PC.
My wife grew up in Tokyo and Japanese is her native language. She thinks the ad is funny. It's a cultural thing, the same ad when translated would seem odd, not funny here in the US. I think this explains why you don't dub over a translation of a US ad.
Indeed.
Really good that Apple Japan is stepping up with these commercials - iPods are ubiquitous now let's make the Mac too
[edit] It looks like the katakana might not be appearing correctly - maybe due to fonts? Don't know...[/edit]
Did you actually type those unicode code by unicode code?
EDIT: Woah, and how come I can quote it without it being mucked up??? 何でや？
Those two actor's names are only known in America, I'm sure Japanese have never heard of them (and probably don't care much either), Australians wouldn't know who they are.
American Camera? Err.... I don't know any American brand that makes cameras...
There's a minor outfit called something odd. Kodak, or something like that.
And speaking of things in Japanese
Oh, I know it's sort of off-topic, but check this out:
How to Fold a Shirt.
And for those among us here who speak Japanese, what is the woman saying exactly?
Oh, I know it's sort of off-topic, but check this out:
How to Fold a Shirt.
And for those among us here who speak Japanese, what is the woman saying exactly?
That's because there is no "L" sound in Japanese, and the "R" sound is what comes closest to the English "L" sound.
Is there something funny about that?
Much like how Apple is viewed in North America. Design-minded users love Macs, those that are more "office"-minded dislike them. I'm generalizing, of course, but I believe that sums it up fairly accurately.
I'm not sure why you guys think the ads are more amusing simply because they're in a foreign language
Oh lighten up!
Yes, there is.
You got a problem wit' that?
Why does everyone get so sensitive whenever someone points out a difference in race, culture, etc? It's not like someone said "That <insert racial slur here> can't even say iLife right! What a retard!" Everyone wants to be different and unique, but no one can handle their differences pointed out in a humorous way.
Yes, it is funny when a Japanese person tries to make the "L" sound and it comes out sounding like an "R", just as it would be equally funny for me to completely bork the Japanese language while attempting to speak it.
Like freeny said, lighten up. We're laughing with you, unless you can't laugh at yourself, then you're just getting laughed at.
Yeah, because I didn't think the stereotyped Japanese pronounciation was accurate, but there it is : )
I'm not sure why you guys think the ads are more amusing simply because they're in a foreign language
I'm sure Boutros-Boutros-Boutros Ghali can tell us which is the funniest language
/Booyakasha!
American Camera? Err.... I don't know any American brand that makes cameras...
HP
Macとパソコン
初めましてパソコンです。 - Nice to meet you, I'm a PC (Personal Computer).
初めましてMacです。 - Nice to meet you, I'm a Mac.
ぅ？ あなたもパソコンですよね。 - Eh? You're also a PC.
うん、でも皆Macと呼んでるね。 - Yeah, but everybody calls me Mac.
何かあなたと区別じゃないですか、友達みたいで。 - Is there anything to distinguish you from your friends? (Other computers)
皆家で僕をPrivateに使うから親しみやすのかな。 - Everyone can use me privately in their home, so I'm very friendly.
なるほど、私ビジネスくらい関係ばかりですから何か特別呼びなら欲しいです。 I see, since I do pretty much all business stuff, is there a name for me?
仕事での付き合いがMainなら、ワークってどうかな。 Your association is mainly with work, how about we call you "Work."
マックとワーク。。。マック！ Mac and Work... Mac!
初めましてパソコンです。 - Nice to meet you, I'm a PC (Personal Computer).
初めましてMacです。 - Nice to meet you, I'm a Mac.
ぅ？ あなたもパソコンですよね。 - Eh? You're also a PC.
うん、でも皆Macと呼んでるね。 - Yeah, but everybody calls me Mac.
何かあなたと区別じゃないですか、友達みたいで。 - Is there anything to distinguish you from your friends? (Other computers)
皆家で僕をPrivateに使うから親しみやすのかな。 - Everyone can use me privately in their home, so I'm very friendly.
なるほど、私ビジネスくらい関係ばかりですから何か特別呼びなら欲しいです。 I see, since I do pretty much all business stuff, is there a name for me?
仕事での付き合いがMainなら、ワークってどうかな。 Your association is mainly with work, how about we call you "Work."
マックとワーク。。。マック！ Mac and Work... Mac!