A little amusement

[gusl]

Perhaps an exercise for graphic designers.

Perhaps a little URL generator is called for.

I also suggest doing this with other global companies, but I can only think of Yahoo, Google, Microsoft. None of them seem as interesting to look at as McDonald's, but anyway, here it is:

http://www.mcdonalds.com
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk
http://www.mcdonalds.ie
http://www.mcdonalds.com.au
http://www.mcdonalds.ca
http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com
http://www.mcdonalds.com.br
http://www.mcdonalds.com.ar
http://www.mcdonalds.nl
http://www.mcdonalds.fr
http://www.mcdonalds.it
http://www.mcdonalds.ch
http://www.mcdonalds.at
http://www.mcdonalds.ro
http://www.mcdonalds.ru
http://www.mcdonalds.hu
http://www.mcdonalds.se
http://www.mcdonalds.fi
http://www.mcdonalds.cn
http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp
http://www.mcdonalds.co.kr
http://www.mcdonalds.il

What's the most fucked up country with a domain extension?

Comments

[athlongeek.livejournal.com]

What's the most fucked up country with a domain extension?

Tokelau (.tk).

[xuande.livejournal.com]

The USSR. It doesn't even exist anymore, but:

http://www.mcdonalds.su/

[troyworks.livejournal.com]

that's really trippy I didn't realize mcdonalds had oozed into russia and korea. Interesting to see the differnt toys/images they use.

[ataltane.livejournal.com]

Looking at that site, I'm struck by the bizarre transliteration for some of the items:

McNuggets -> Макнаггетс "Maknaggets"
Happy Meal -> Хэппи мил "Kheppi Mil"

(The "kh" is usual... the only other choice would've been "Geppi Mil" :( )

Maybe I should be suprised that phrases like "Happy Meal" are translitered into meaningless Russian phrases rather than translated, but I suppose that's something that trademarks encourage. Bah

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

In Brazil, "Happy Meal" is "McLanche Feliz". "Lanche" is a perverted anglicism ("lunch") which means "snack".

[ataltane.livejournal.com]

Perverted? heh.

That's pretty awful, though... perhaps transliteration/respelling is preferable in some cases :)

Does 'feliz' really mean the same thing as 'happy'? Does it have the same connotations of excitement and fun, or is a more of a contentment idea?

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

Perhaps not quite as much excitement as "happy", but close. We have the word "alegre" which means "joyful", "lively" or "gay". But it sound odd to buy a "joyful meal".
To mean "content", we often use the word "contente".

[ataltane.livejournal.com]

I see. Actually, even in Englaish, a "happy meal" always seemed like a strange idea to me. Seems like there's some basic confusion between agent and patiend going on somewhere there.

[(Anonymous)]

you forgot mcdonalds.be. For our Belgium friends. However they mostly like their own "patatten en fritten".

[gustavolacerda.livejournal.com]

hello. Could you identify yourself?