Rocker Covers.

[koleka]

hey people i was just wondering why the Skyline and pretty much most nissan import rocker covers are in english?

thanks

[blind_elk]

You would rather they were in Japanese? How about Arabic? Or Russian?

Anyway, I'm going out on a limb here and suggesting that there isn't a Japanese equivalent for "RB 2500 Twin Cam". When there isn't a Japanese equivalent of an English phrase, then the Japanese simply adopt the English phrase.

[Jenius]

well it wouldn't look right if you had the words Skyline written in japanese Katakana. it'll be just too long an impractical.

I'm sure it'll look cool with the jap writing but reading the Katakana representation of Skyline would sound like Su'Ka'Ra'i'n'. or something like that. and Silvia would be Shi'Ru'Bi'A.

[koleka]

what im saying is, if the cars are made for japan then why arnt they written in japanese?

[SKY031]

possibly to make them more appealing to the export market?

[raz0r$harP.UK]

Because even though the cars are made for Japan they are made with an English name?

[t01-100]

I think its funny how they don't get the use of engrish right, like the R32 rim caps - 'we produce with spartin air'

[Blitz]

It was the spartan air that sold me on my 32 GTR wheels

[Freddy Kruger]

what does "skyline" look like in that Japanese writing?

[krzysiu]

スカイライン <---- Skyline

[cowie165]

Kris what program did you use to create that attachment?

[Rezz]

SKY031 is right of course, one thing that the Japanese DO do well is make a well designed car, and limiting the appeal of such cars (by using the native language on the car) would limit their success overseas.

So why do they use English on their domestic cars?

Because English is cool. I'm serious... could you imagine them using Japanese words to name a car? Like 'Chiheisen' (horizon) for a new SUV type vehicle? It maybe cool in a quirky kinda way for some of us non-Japanese, but in Japan 99% of the time English sells.

[krzysiu]

Kris what program did you use to create that attachment?

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I just used Microsoft Word, then i did a print screen

[someonestolecc]

what im saying is, if the cars are made for japan then why arnt they written in japanese?

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In Japan people adopt English a lot. They want to learn and speak English.

[cowie165]

I just used Microsoft Word, then i did a print screen

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Thanks mate. Looks like I need to update my Japanese text support.

Cheers.