Mr Derek Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Unpronounceable to most Thais. Very quaint decision. This is why I love Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Who cares what they call the new supermarket LOTUS's I will still shop this Thursday have some good deals there daily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I had a neighbour that would refer to W.H. Smith and Son as Smiths's. Perhaps she's in charge of branding. Signor Pepe would like it. Haven't a clue what I'm talking about? Watch Carry On Abroad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Susco said: So that will be Lotat't then for the natives? That's a good point as no Thai words end with an "s", someone at CP did not think of that ??. But how many will still say, We are going to Tesco Lotus, changes happen slowly in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamus Yaigh Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 42 minutes ago, shackleton said: Who cares what they call the new supermarket LOTUS's I will still shop this Thursday have some good deals there daily So you are familiar with Lotus's's good deals? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeonly59 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Srikcir said: Tesco Locust ✅ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Susco Posted February 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, kickstart said: But how many will still say, We are going to Tesco Lotus, In my almost 3 decades here, I'm still waiting for the first Thai to says, we go Tesco lotus, since the word Tesco is never used by the Thais. It has always been Lotat 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 48 minutes ago, shackleton said: Who cares what they call the new supermarket LOTUS's I will still shop this Thursday have some good deals there daily yes... and there's always a guaranteed good supply of Mekhong on the shelves ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 10 hours ago, spiekerjozef said: Much easier. Yes, because saying "Tesco" was just sooooooo difficult... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 A lack of imagination, surely the management consultants they paid millions to could have come up with something better? Big Lotus, say, or Lotus-11, or Seven-Lo. I expect there'll be some sort of store motto as well, along the lines of, "No more dirty farang store owner", or "Now we own everything, forget about discounts you peasants. " 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 3 hours ago, KannikaP said: And most folk in UK say they are going to Tesco'S anyway. But Lotus'S looks and sounds daft, to me. Please explain what Nazis have to do with a person correcting someone else's grammar please. Grammar/spelling Nazis are not like real Nazis with concentration camps. They are similar to the little man who comes out with a ruler to check the length of grass mown outside council house. A purposeless waste of human effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inepto Cracy Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) I now have to worry about the name Big C. What does the C stand for? Edited February 16, 2021 by Inepto Cracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Boggles the mind. When Carrefour was rebranded to Big C, at least they made sure that the new name is pronounceable in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 10 hours ago, KannikaP said: So why not call it LO*TU*S@ BS? It was the incorrect English I was referring to. Would it be OK if they changed the city to PATAYYA'S ? You can't trademark a common word. Lotus would not be trademarkable. It's why so many businesses have stupid spellings because it becomes claimable and they can trademark it. But you just think it is Thais with dodgy grammar, of course, the CP group really have no-one to look at that. Yeah, idiot Thais, not as clever as us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 The local Lotus was closed 2-3 weeks up in NE small town. Didn’t notice any changes in the atmosphere but they’ve added a couple more import items.. a couple compared to a very few prio... Geez it’s easy to get excited.. Gerkins ( not sweet pickle fan), black olives, capers, 4 type of soups vs 1... it’s a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 11 hours ago, KannikaP said: So why not call it LO*TU*S@ BS? It was the incorrect English I was referring to. Would it be OK if they changed the city to PATAYYA'S ? Pattaya is currently rebranding... and inviting suggestions.. Pattayoni's?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupooey Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 20 hours ago, Thailand said: I' gues's the'y wil'l b'e sellin'g egg's, meat's, vegetable's etc's! Se'e ho'w smar't I' a'm! We may laugh at them, but it is amazing the number of TVF posters who refer to Thais as "Thai's". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovesundaysatspace Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 19 hours ago, Geoffggi said: It doesn't matter, ask a Thai to pronounce Bumrungrad ..............LOL Ask a Farang to pronounce it, and it’ll be even more LOL 18 hours ago, Mike Rodik said: 10$ billion sale, but cannot use google translate 18 hours ago, Admiral Hornblower said: Google Translate strikes again! What role do you think did Google translate play in this or should have played in this? “Alexa, give me a new store brand that is approved by the TVF folks”? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clokwise Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Hong Kong has "Wellcome" supermarkets and that spelling has annoyed me forever, especially since English is an official language there. But you can always count on the Thais to badly mangle something so simple, even worse than the Chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, clokwise said: Hong Kong has "Wellcome" supermarkets and that spelling has annoyed me forever Does The Wellcome Foundation similarly annoy you? Named after Sir Henry Wellcome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Awaiting the re-branding of Tops to Tops's and Big-C's....Thais love to copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Even if they changed the name to Kevin's the locals will still call it Lortut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpott Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 As its now a Thai company, it would be easier for Thais to rebrand it as Bua. As in doc bua (lotus flower) or Soi Buakhao as in white lotus lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupooey Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I love how people nowadays think of an acronym - in this case "smart" - and then scratch around for the words to fitthe letters, ending up with a hodge-podge of adjectives, with the odd verb and noun thrown in for good measure. "T for Transformative and Sustainability" is very memorable. Perhaps they should have used "Smarts", or maybe "Smart's", or even "Smartass". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moo 2 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Yes, sorry folks, Tesco has been bought by CP, who own just about most businesses in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I'm sure some ad agency got paid handsomely for this little exercise. But it doesn't really matter to the average Thai They never used the word Tesco anyway, it was only "Lowtuss" They can't read the word either so the idea that the rather bizarre spelling makes any impact is ludicrous 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 4 hours ago, GinBoy2 said: They can't read the word either Forum rule #11: You will not post slurs, degrading or overly negative comments directed towards ... Thai people or any other group. Please don't be a vile, racist ignorant bigot - at least in public. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 11:28 PM, gunderhill said: note the total adherence to yellow also Hides the yellow curry stains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 There have been so many times that a Thai executive has insisted on using bad grammar because he has a degree from the United States. They just won't listen. Later, when they get embarrassed by people laughing they quietly change it without a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfHuy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I told them that "LESCO TOTUS" would be a screamer. This sounds international, posh and would attract some high spenders, flying in from neighbouring countries. Could even be used as immigration rule. No feedback as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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