Thanks to Richard Allaway for the tipoff to an intriguing story about IKEA...
As it happens, I popped to IKEA a week or so ago after a GA event to buy some new crockery... but that's another story...
This article describes an apparent bias in the IKEA catalogue towards naming certain products about places in Denmark. An example of "cultural imperialism" ?
A few Google searches confirms that this is an old story, with the Independent carrying a story in 2008 about the naming of a toilet seat after a stretch of water that has been fought over for centuries (good headline too: IKEA and loathing...)
What name would you give a toilet seat if you were writing the IKEA catalogue and choosing the names ??
Could be an intriguing literacy activity if extended to a range of products...
Image by Flickr user yassan-yukky and made available under Creative Commons license.
As it happens, I popped to IKEA a week or so ago after a GA event to buy some new crockery... but that's another story...
This article describes an apparent bias in the IKEA catalogue towards naming certain products about places in Denmark. An example of "cultural imperialism" ?
A few Google searches confirms that this is an old story, with the Independent carrying a story in 2008 about the naming of a toilet seat after a stretch of water that has been fought over for centuries (good headline too: IKEA and loathing...)
What name would you give a toilet seat if you were writing the IKEA catalogue and choosing the names ??
Could be an intriguing literacy activity if extended to a range of products...
Image by Flickr user yassan-yukky and made available under Creative Commons license.
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