This may have been ask before but I couldnt find a thread about it. Why on j-spec intercoolers is it written in english? I couldnt figure it out...

 

Why not? Japanese people can read english, especially words like "ROTARY", "TURBO", and "INTERCOOLED".

the real question is why the text is different between japanese and american intercoolers. (What do Euro TII TMICs say?)

 

I was thinking there was a japanese symbol or letter for all that...

 

Japan has a system of integreting English , basically mimic it example coffee = koohii ..urmm personal computer is persono com car is karuma haha. More and more words are just left in english, why change if everyone understands intercooler as intercooler.

 

there isnt a word for turbo or rotary in the japanese language. The japanese language has adopted many english words to accompany expanding technology Therefore, english is also used to describe these things wether its in written or spoken. thats why it says turbo rotary on the intercooler.

 

interesting...

 

yea, intercooler in japanese is pronounced "een-tah-koo-lah". turbo is pronounced "ta-boh". There is a way to write all this in japanese, it just looks better to put it in englsh so everybody can read it. the language has also adapted to many english phrases such as "big news"--> "bi-gu Ne-yuzu". Starbucks would be pronounced "Su-taa-bakusu" but most japanese people call it "Su-ta-ba"

 

personal computer is reffered to as "paso-kon" playstation is reffered to as "Pu-rey Su-te" Jpanese people like to abbreviate everything. Its just a thing that we do. -alex

 

car is kuruma, not karuma
or, kaa

sexual harrasment = seki hara

 

i used to wonder why on the japenese cars (in japan) for racing have all their sponsor stickers and most of them are in english. i guess they can read english thgouh. after watching so many best motoring videos ive been catching on to the language, no idea how to write though

 

another reason is that english is the universal language. If you want to advertise your products you want everyone to be able to read it. Thats why alot of Japanese sponsors have their logos written in english.

 

All Japanese factory car badges are in English. I've yet to see a single Japanese character stuck to any of the tens of thousands of Japanese imports in NZ. Although "Japlish" is probably a better description of some of the ridiculous names they give their cars.

 

true true. Like the Mitsubishi Legnum, Nissan President (Galant wagon in the US) Nissan Cedric, Toyota Fun Car Go (i think it was toyota) Us japanese people call it Engrish.

 

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One reason...
English = cool
That's basically it.


-Ted

 

Lol, I thought it was because they can't pronounce "r"s.

Lol, it's pretty funny though. Grab an American rice burner and it's covered in kanji, hiragana and what not. Grab a japanese rice burner and it's all english. Good times.

Steve

 

its not that they can't pronounce Rs, it's that L and R are the same sound and can translate to either.

on their websites they list the cars in katakana and it's funny.
ransaa
sirubia
sukairain

 

Lol, that was in jest. Nihongo de hanasu?

Steve

 

Some of names most people know can be written in Katakana, such as Skyline. People prefer that way since it's easy to read (look at Japanese news papers or web sites, so many of them in Katakana - that's how Katakana is used).

 

katakana is used for foreign words, and therefore it is cool and attracts attention. english attracts even more attention.

hai, chotto nihongo ga hanashimasu

 

so I guess it is oppsite over here where the kiddies think it is cool to put japaneese symbols all over their car?

 

Euro TII intercoolers same like US, including text on them

 

Yes.
"Always greener on the other side."
Japanese thing American culture is "cool".
They look up to American actors/actresses, movies, food, language, etc.
If you can speak, write, read English in Japan, you are cool.
I'm not joking.



-Ted

 

Just like how we get a kick out of foreign kids over here trying to pronounce English words....it's a universal thing like RETed sed. (had to rhyme)

Think about it like this. Japan exports cars to Europe and America......which have Latin based languages. 2/3 of the major purchasing countries speak languages similar to English.

So why put the text in Japanese?
Most Japanese words have literal meanings...so some objects have no literal meaning.
Same reason they dont put Mazda, Honda, Nissan in Japanese characters.

 

Something that every single person posted so far has missed (well NZ came close) is that all the street signs and directional signs are in both English and Kanji in Japan.

English is very ingrained in that country. I spent a couple of weeks there, on various visits, and the only people that didn't speak English were the taxi cab drivers (which probably also spoke it, but didn't want to admit that to a 6'2" blond Californian/ American) and the subway/train workers.

I was told that almost everyone learns English in school, but unless they are very good at it (or are younger women), they generally do not speak it.

But I have been able to get around basically/ completely on my own, with only a sushi bars worth of Japanese language skills.