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Walkerthon OP t1_j5nwp1t wrote
Gotta keep them in suspense!
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ReturnOneWayTicket t1_j5nxld1 wrote
I had a 97 long hat
koh_kun t1_j5o3bu4 wrote
Nowadays, the word kanmuri is used for crowns so I'm not sure if the Camry was named specifically after the Emperor's hat since they have other cars related to the word "crown," like Corona, Corolla, and of course, Crown.
Walkerthon OP t1_j5o70zr wrote
Huh, interesting! More interesting that this TIL haha! Thanks for sharing
_thankyoucomeagain_ t1_j5o7jlg wrote
Who gives a shit?
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TheGreyBrewer t1_j5ofnki wrote
And the Celica was named that because it sounds like "sleek".
iAmNotJackieChan t1_j5okzje wrote
Or they wanted the American sound… ken mary. Camry
RideShinyAndChrome t1_j5olkop wrote
Fuck yea, up the celica
zstandig t1_j5ot5rb wrote
Every culture seems to have a special hat
your_late t1_j5ovin0 wrote
I always thought it was because it's an anagram of my car
According-Value-6227 t1_j5oxku6 wrote
Then why not just call it the Kanmuri then?
Godtiermasturbator t1_j5p64za wrote
Yor a special hat
Godtiermasturbator t1_j5p69m6 wrote
I guess that’s where bowing came from. They were trying to smash flies that landed on the table with that thing.
FrodoCraggins t1_j5p7nen wrote
Probably the same reason the company is called 'Toyota' even though the founder's last name was Toyoda.
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Dapper_Algae505 t1_j5qwqfy wrote
There is indeed a very rare 1970s Nissan Skyline that is known as the "kenmari" by the Japanese car enthusiasts. Because the TV commercial for that car features a western couple named Ken and Mary.
Electronic-Hunt6523 t1_j5scqfb wrote
I love the idea of a Japanese person complaining about other people mispronouncing their language. Like, buddy, actual English textbooks in Japan use katakana to teach pronunciation. At least people in other countries try to get the right pronunciation.
robophile-ta t1_j5sj9zi wrote
According to a trivia podcast from which I heard about this naming trend, this is the reason
fillyfan96 t1_j5so8zf wrote
Everyone mispronounced foreign words. It's not an only American thing
LunarPayload t1_j5sqajg wrote
This is Today I Learned
Alternative-Flan2869 t1_j5srz78 wrote
It’s an appropriate name.
BlueFlite t1_j5nwcf2 wrote
I'm a big fan of how your link got displayed on my reddit app: I can see the image of the man's midsection and part of his face, clipped off at his forehead, just below the beginning of the hat you're referencing.