{"id":35761,"date":"2022-04-18T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=35761"},"modified":"2022-04-12T11:30:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:30:15","slug":"matts-mishaps-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/matts-mishaps-16\/","title":{"rendered":"MATT\u2019S MISHAPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cServing overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Matt <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping Confusion & Proof Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not sure if others have had similar experiences, but on heading out the door to run errands, I will ask my wife, \u201cNeed me to pick anything up if I have time?\u201d She will often say something like \u201cmilk,\u201d \u201cbutter,\u201d or \u201ccheddar cheese.\u201d And I will zoom out the door. As I go through my list of errands, I will eventually make it to the grocery store. When I get to the right aisle for the needed item, I will realize that I need more information. How much cheddar did she need? Shredded, sliced or a block? What kind of cheddar? Etc. I will call her to find (like always when I need grocery store information), she can\u2019t be reached. I will have to decide whether to guess, buy nothing, or buy one of each. I usually guess, and on coming home and she seeing what I bought will say, \u201cThat\u2019s not what I needed, but it\u2019s okay \u2013 we can use it for something else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When getting diapers for our son, I was surprised by it describing them with the word \u201cscratch.\u201d\u00a0 I think this company got the word \u201cVelcro\u201d mixed up with \u201cscratch\u201d \u2013 I hope!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Life overseas isn\u2019t any easier when shopping for different products. It usually isn\u2019t because there are too many options (which there often aren\u2019t), but rather the product description itself. Other consumers in the world look at different product qualities when purchasing than I do coming from Indiana. Product marketing experts in those countries have a different way in understanding and appealing to those customer\u2019s wants.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far and away, the greatest confusion and humor related to these overseas products\u2019 descriptions are their attempted use of English. Whether in English or any other language, it is best to a have native speaker proofread your advertising when companies spend thousands of dollars to develop their products. With that said, yes, I expect you to find some writing errors in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something similar ever happen to you? Contact me and let me hear your story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mattsmishaps@gmail.com    Matt\u2019s Mishaps, PO BOX 114, Grabill, IN  46741<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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