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Hey guys,

I've always wondered why there is so much english all over cars like the Stagea that were never intended to be sold outside of Japan.

The weirdest thing for me is the fact that with the Xanavi TV/Nav units that some of us have, the CD player and climate control is all in english, and yet the TV/Nav stuff is in japanese. I mean, wouldn't this mean that we cant read the TV/Nav sections and the people in Japan cant read the CD player and climate control sections?

My guess has been that Nissan is so used to building cars for international markets that they do it for all their cars regardless.

Anyone know for sure?

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having shit written in english is "cool" and "trendy" in japan... pretty much like the guys in australia that run around with giant decals all over their cars in japanese that claim that their "Runsir Ebo is an all conquering emperor"... its not like 99.9% of the population can read it.

English is the de facto "universal language". It's possible that stuff relating to the CD has no Japanese equivalent, so they use English.

It's not uncommon - in fact I believe it's compulsory - for Japanese students to learn a second language at school. The majority learn Engrish, because of its "universality".

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