Lost In Translation - Uncle Gene’s Donuts

Sun, Feb 26, 2006

Uncle Gene's Donuts and that clean mouth feel

While in Hong Kong, I took this photo because the sign really caught my eye. Enjoy the “clean mouth feel” and the taste of America -with 0 milligrams of total carbonhydrates! Now I know they probably meant carbohydrates, but it still doesn’t make sense since the average donut is almost all carbohydrates. So perhaps to follow the low-carb fad, they came up with the 0% carbonhydrates marketing campaign. (You know, truth in advertising.) It’s all in how you market and sell your product!

Now I leave you with some questions (and I invite you to comment):

  • What does your country taste like?
  • What are carbonhydrates and should donuts be made of them?
  • What is a clean mouth feel to you?

4 Comments

Comment by Chich

Feb 28, 2006 @ 8:08 pm

What does your country taste like?
-individuals.

What are carbonhydrates and should donuts be made of them?
-carbonhyrate, the friendly carbohydrate; atkin’s approved… nothing much different than what’s in ordinary food these days?

What is a clean mouth feel to you?
-the smoothness of that port i had last weekend.

Comment by misterbot0

Mar 5, 2006 @ 10:31 pm

1) Last week’s sweaty gym sock coated in sugar.

2) Doughnuts can be made of anything as long as they still taste good.

3) After gargling for 30 seconds with approx a capful of original Listerine.

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Apr 9, 2006 @ 2:21 pm

Uncle Gene’s Donuts…

I’m glad we not the only ones who were amused by Uncle Gene’s Donuts in Hong Kong. Their differentiator seems to be “American”-style donuts although what they serve is a mini-donuts and a variety of dipping sauces, such as chocolate syrup. It was funny to see your own culture misinterpreted and productized in another context. Complete with cartoon mascots aplenty!

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Aug 1, 2006 @ 7:47 am

[...] I’m glad we’re not the only ones who were amused by Uncle Gene’s Donuts in Hong Kong. Their differentiator seems to be “American”-style donuts although what they serve is a mini-donuts and a variety of dipping sauces, such as chocolate syrup. It was funny to see your own culture misinterpreted and productized in another context. Complete with cartoon mascots aplenty! [...]

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