In Germany all the “Vicks” go under the name “Wick” because “Vicks” phonetically sounds like “Ficks” or “Fick’s” when read in German (“Ficks” = “fucks” / “Fick’s” “fuck it”) or if read in English like “Wichs” which basically means “Jerk off”. Especially combined with Vaporub could cause some … irritation
I’m indigenous Canadian … Ojibway and I speak my language fluently, it’s actually my first language.
A few years ago Hienz in Canada came up with a new condiment mixing ketchup and mayonnaise … they called it MAYOCHUP
The best part was that in the Ojibway and Cree languages (our two languages are very closely related) … mayochup, translates as ‘Shit Face’
May is our word for feces, or shit … tacking on the ending “chup” implies that the word is in reference to a person’s face … shit+face = shitface
I still see it on store shelves once in a while and I ask my non native friends if they want some Shitface.
Sounds tasty :D
In Germany all the “Vicks” go under the name “Wick” because “Vicks” phonetically sounds like “Ficks” or “Fick’s” when read in German (“Ficks” = “fucks” / “Fick’s” “fuck it”) or if read in English like “Wichs” which basically means “Jerk off”. Especially combined with Vaporub could cause some … irritation