United Ad Confuses Shanghai & Kyoto
Nov 6, 2018, 5:34 pm
#76
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Update from United (they reached out to me):
Quote:
Originally Posted by United Press OfficeJust wanted to let you know that the bamboo forest in this shoot is fictional, but was inspired by various bamboo forests in and around Shanghai. It is not meant to represent one specific forest, but be representative of the various bamboo forests travelers will find in Shanghai.
I believe the sleuths on this here FT definitely did their homework and the "United Press Office's" response should more accurately read:
"Since we now realized our mistake, we will now use following excuse: the bamboo forest in this shoot is fictional, but was inspired by various bamboo forests in and around Kyoto which we erroneously believed to be in China. We will now just say that it is not meant to represent one specific forest although we admit it looks identical to the Kyoto one, but it should be considered representative of the various bamboo forests travelers might find in Shanghai (which we now understand to be in China, not Japan)."
Nov 6, 2018, 5:46 pm
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Cool that they reached out with more "honest" answer.
I believe the sleuths on this here FT definitely did their homework and the "United Press Office's" response should more accurately read:
"Since we now realized our mistake, we will now use following excuse: the bamboo forest in this shoot is fictional, but was inspired by various bamboo forests in and around Kyoto which we erroneously believed to be in China. We will now just say that it is not meant to represent one specific forest although we admit it looks identical to the Kyoto one, but it should be considered representative of the various bamboo forests travelers might find in Shanghai (which we now understand to be in China, not Japan)."
I believe the sleuths on this here FT definitely did their homework and the "United Press Office's" response should more accurately read:
"Since we now realized our mistake, we will now use following excuse: the bamboo forest in this shoot is fictional, but was inspired by various bamboo forests in and around Kyoto which we erroneously believed to be in China. We will now just say that it is not meant to represent one specific forest although we admit it looks identical to the Kyoto one, but it should be considered representative of the various bamboo forests travelers might find in Shanghai (which we now understand to be in China, not Japan)."
Nov 6, 2018, 6:28 pm
#78
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Update from United (they reached out to me):
Originally Posted by United Press Office
Just wanted to let you know that the bamboo forest in this shoot is fictional, but was inspired by various bamboo forests in and around Shanghai. It is not meant to represent one specific forest, but be representative of the various bamboo forests travelers will find in Shanghai.
Just wanted to let you know that the bamboo forest in this shoot is fictional, but was inspired by various bamboo forests in and around Shanghai. It is not meant to represent one specific forest, but be representative of the various bamboo forests travelers will find in Shanghai.
Nov 6, 2018, 6:57 pm
#79
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Dec 4, 2018, 3:59 pm
#80
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Hahaha - for all the people who complain about United copying Delta . . .
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