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Modern DE blades tv ad, can you beleive?

Luc

Luc

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The gillette slide :eek:

nobody escapes it... :lol:
 
AdrianR

AdrianR

Interesting commercial for several reasons...notice how the dialog uses English words here and there (is this because Hindi has no words for certain concepts?). Also, the actors are very pale - Indian culture usually associates higher social class with paler skin.

I would have expected Gillette to target young, middle & upper class Indian guys with their cartridge products.
 
ShaveAddict

ShaveAddict

AdrianR said:
Interesting commercial for several reasons...notice how the dialog uses English words here and there (is this because Hindi has no words for certain concepts?). Also, the actors are very pale - Indian culture usually associates higher social class with paler skin.

I would have expected Gillette to target young, middle & upper class Indian guys with their cartridge products.
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That mean DE shaving is for high class people:thumbup1:
 
fidjit

fidjit

AdrianR said:
Interesting commercial for several reasons...notice how the dialog uses English words here and there (is this because Hindi has no words for certain concepts?). Also, the actors are very pale - Indian culture usually associates higher social class with paler skin.

I would have expected Gillette to target young, middle & upper class Indian guys with their cartridge products.
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You've never watched a Bollywood movie have you ??? :biggrin1:
 
Gustav

Gustav

I can not help but wonder if the guy really shaves with a DE in real life, I do not know about you but I do not hold my razor at a 90 degree angle when I shave. Apart from that, I agree this commercial makes a great change from the crappy fusion adds.
 
bmc1979

bmc1979

Gustav said:
I can not help but wonder if the guy really shaves with a DE in real life, I do not know about you but I do not hold my razor at a 90 degree angle when I shave. Apart from that, I agree this commercial makes a great change from the crappy fusion adds.
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I agree. As soon as he started shaving I thought "his razor angle is completely wrong. No way that's actually shaving his face."

Was cool to see though.
 
miamimoe

miamimoe

AdrianR said:
Interesting commercial for several reasons...notice how the dialog uses English words here and there (is this because Hindi has no words for certain concepts?). Also, the actors are very pale - Indian culture usually associates higher social class with paler skin.

I would have expected Gillette to target young, middle & upper class Indian guys with their cartridge products.
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I doubt it's because Hindi does not have the proper words. I live in Israel now, and it's quite common to hear English in commercials as well as English slang or expressions in daily speech. It is due to globalization, and the influence of American TV, radio, and movies. When you throw in some American slang or expressions, it lends a certain "credibility" to your product. It sounds weird, I know, but I have seen this phenomenon in Central and South America, and I am fluent in the Spanish language as well. Adopting American cultural themes adds panache to products, as crazy as that may seem.
 
Mr. Imperial

Mr. Imperial

miamimoe said:
I doubt it's because Hindi does not have the proper words. I live in Israel now, and it's quite common to hear English in commercials as well as English slang or expressions in daily speech. It is due to globalization, and the influence of American TV, radio, and movies. When you throw in some American slang or expressions, it lends a certain "credibility" to your product. It sounds weird, I know, but I have seen this phenomenon in Central and South America, and I am fluent in the Spanish language as well. Adopting American cultural themes adds panache to products, as crazy as that may seem.
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Not to de-rail the OP, but transliteration always cracks me up. I remember reading Cyrillic signs in Moscow and Hebrew signs in Tel Aviv and sounding like an idiot... "com...pu...ter...."
 
B

buyandhold2018

Based on the average household income in India, I would imagine Gillette wouldn't be marketing their $3-4 blades in that market and they definitely aren't going to sell their blades in India for 50c each. It makes sense that they are marketing their less expensive alternative; Fortunately for Indian males, the inexpensive alternative gives the better shave... a cool commercial:thumbup1:
 
miamimoe

miamimoe

Mr. Imperial said:
Not to de-rail the OP, but transliteration always cracks me up. I remember reading Cyrillic signs in Moscow and Hebrew signs in Tel Aviv and sounding like an idiot... "com...pu...ter...."
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It is funny as hell. I still laugh out loud at signs that say: "minimarket" written in Hebrew and the like. Some of the misspellings are absolutely hilarious. SWMBO still gets a confused look on her face when I burst out laughing for no apparent reason. Since she is Israeli, she doesn't understand why I think its funny, and even when I explain why, she still doesn't get it, which of course, increases the absurdity of it. I must admit I have had some great fun at the expense of Israelis who mangle English, although sometimes, it works the other way when I mangle Hebrew.
 
Darth Indiana

Darth Indiana

dashmaverick said:
While you guys are critiquing the actors razor angle, I'm checking out the actress. Indian women are hot! :w00t:
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:thumbup:
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