15 American brands YOU pronounce WRONG! | Feli from Germany

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0:00 Intro
3:02 Amazon
4:26 Nike
5:28 PayPal
6:10 Pizza Hut
7:07 McDonald's
8:13 Heinz
9:04 Häagen-Dazs
10:06 Colgate
10:57 Windows
11:26 Adobe
11:57 Ralph Lauren
12:29 Levi's
13:08 Mustang
14:33 Jaguar
15:34 Hertz
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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 27, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other experiences that I have made during my time in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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[tarmaque]

In the United States "Jaguar" is usually pronounced "Jag-war, " however in Great Britain where the car brand originated it would be pronounced "Jag-you-are."

[joshuaherpolsheimer]

I live here in Wichita where Pizza Hut was founded and they have the original building with a museum in it. Oh, by the way the name of the town is pronounced Which-it-ah

[.k]

“Hertz” in German is not only pronounced like the word for heart, but also like the unit for frequency (Hz), which was named after a German after all. ;)

[vivianaagosti]

I'm italian, we practically pronounce all the brands like people in Germany

[jrothra]

Loved the pronunciation of Wichita as wi-CHEE-tuh instead of WI-chuh-tah (or WI-chuh-taw).

[shubinternet]

Again, I appreciate not only learning pronunciation differences, but also the history behind these. Thanks!

[danielthompson]

I love how much information you add instead of just throwing the pronunciations out thete and just ending there. It's kind of funny someone from Germany can teach me things I don't know myself about my own country. Awesome job.

[paulfeagans]

Being an 'old timer' who studied German throughout my schooling years and still tries to keep up, I enjoy your channel because you bring new things to the table. Thanks for the content.

[topsi]

One of Pizza Hut's earliest slogans in their German commercials was "Pizza Hut - rundherum gut". I still remember the jingle. At least back then the company itself prounounced its name wrong here in Germany.

[oceanforth]

the pronunciation of "jaguar' actually varies greatly. in the US it's mostly pronounced how you say it. british people usually seem to say "jag-yoo-ar". and i think canada is split between the american pronunciation and saying "jag-wire"

[LiveSimpleLiveFree]

Fascinating, thank you. I appreciate all of the company history research that must have gone into making this video.

[manab]

The german pronunciation of "amazon" is actually closer to "amazonas" the name of the river in Portuguese (the language spoken in Brazil where the river is).

[jimgreen]

Feli, considering how late I am in finding this video, you may never see this comment. Nevertheless, you may know by now that the USA has a LOT of cities and towns pronounced in very unexpected ways, mostly because of borrowing from a multitude of languages (specifically, Basque, British English, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Old Norse, Portuguese, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Spanish, Swedish, Welsh, plus at least 70 tribal languages, some Anglicized, some not). The reason I bring this up is because of the segment on Pizza Hut being started in Wichita (WITCH-uh-taw).
There aren't as many McDonald's nicknames as there used to be, such as Ronald's House, Mac's Steak House, Mickey D's, and Golden Arches Supper Club.

[Soozely]

i remember, especially when i was younger, when you pronounced "nike" the right way in germany, most people would "correct" you and would say "nik-e" is wrong :D

[robscott]

Feli, you've accidentally given me the idea to suggest a video on "Place Names"! Early on, you referred to a place in the state of Kansas as [wi - 'chee-tah]. 🙂 After a second or so, I deciphered what you meant: the city of Wichita, pronounced [ 'witch-i-taw]. I encountered some other interesting mispronunciations while living in Switzerland: Canada's ['NEE - ah - gara] Falls, and ['FUH nix] Arizona. Maybe seeds for segment?

[elecrom_]

Nike is esspecially funny to me because "Niih-keh" is the more correct pronounciation for the Greek Goddess this brand is named after^^

[sschmidtevalue]

"Adobe" is also a type of brick, often found in the southwestern US and Spanish for "mudbrick."

[gloredon]

Felicia, you totally cracked me up. I loved this video, and then when you were talking about Pizza Hut, you said it was founded in wi-cheetah, Kansas. I haven't heard anyone pronounce that city name like that for a long time. It is a Native American name and is pronounced WI-chi-taw, accent on the first syllable, all short vowel sounds. Love your content still, I hope you are well and making it through pandemic fine.

[dmac]

You do an excellent job of producing these videos. Well researched and you English is maybe better than most of us who only speak it. Great job.

[KnighteMinistriez]

In the US, Drive-thrus are restaurants where you drive around the building to order and get your food; whereas, drive-ins are places like Sonic Drive-in or drive-in movie theatres. Sonic Drive-in is a restaurant where you can drive up to a menu park your car and carhops deliver the food to your car, many Sonic Drive-ins have recently redesigned to include both a drive-thru and the drive up menus. A drive-in movie theatre is a movie theatre in a parking lot with a huge screen, where you can watch movie while parked in your car. There are currently only 321 drive-in movie theatres still open in the US. In the US, a common nickname for McDonald's is Mickey Dees. I have no idea how that started.