The things you find in Japan… I understand the customer’s side of Engrish (I even asked some people to confirm): they just don’t care about what’s written. They don’t even bother trying to know what that means. It’s the manufacturer’s side that confuses me a bit. I assume […]
Propaganda
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Another World War One propaganda postcards from my grandfather’s collection: The text in the picture says “French people, let’s remember!” The legend says: Reconquered France (1917) – Nouvron – Fritz shelters in stone quarries, retaken in March 1917.
The sub-title says “the Prussian Hyena is hiding in Saint-Quentin.” An interesting propaganda postcard dating probably from 1915. To give you some historical background, Saint-Quentin is a small city from the northern part of France and it was occupied early on by German forces during World War One. It […]
(asked by Ravi from the UK) Hello, I can’t understand why the French, especially those in Paris hate the British so much. Despite the historical wars of CENTURIES ago, we have been through so much together, especially during the World Wars. We have worked together since then, the Channel […]
Another fascinating World War One era postcard. Here we’re clearly in the realm of plain and simple propaganda, early 20th Century style. I don’t think I need to translate, but just in case, it says: “Made in France vs Made in Germany – the Krupp cannons debacle” I […]