"Made In Japan" Is Default Setting For US Students

[Mulboyne]

ZeeNews: US students think Nokia is Japanese!
Misidentifying the country of origin happens commonly among US college students in connection with global-brand products such as Nokia, Samsung and Adidas, according to a recent market survey. Fifty-three per cent of the students surveyed thought Finnish cellphone company Nokia to be Japanese, 57.8 per cent thought Korean electronics company Samsung was Japanese, and 48.5 per cent mistakenly thought Adidas clothing came from the United States rather than not Germany, said Anderson Analytics LLC. While 37.9 per cent correctly identified Motorola as an American company, 42 per cent thought it was Japanese. South Korean car Hyundai was misidentified as Japanese by 55.7 per cent of the students, it said. Among countries, 81.8 per cent of the respondents said they believe Japan makes quality products overall, 78.5 per cent the United States and 77.1 per cent Germany. "For the most part, this next generation of educated American consumers either have no clue where the brands they use come from or simply assume everything comes from the United States, Japan or Germany," an Anderson Analytics official said.

[Greji]

ZeeNews: US students think Nokia is Japanese!

Well, no one is perfect. I bet they scored well on the more important topics, like drinking beer and hanging out!

[Adhesive]

I'm actually surprised so many got the answer right. Every other person knowing that Adidas isn't an American brand is pretty impressive considering an average consumer would have no reason to know one way or the other.

I've known a few Japanese who thought microsoft and intel were Japanese companies...and I met one Japanese who even thought Hawaii was part of Japan...and yes, she was a good lay.

[Doctor Stop]

and I met one Japanese who even thought Hawaii was part of Japan...

Well, admittedly they tried, but in the end they couldn't close on the deal.

[Charles]

I'm actually surprised so many got the answer right. Every other person knowing that Adidas isn't an American brand is pretty impressive considering an average consumer would have no reason to know one way or the other.

Judging by the "Made In" labels I saw in the shops, I thought Adidas was a Vietnamese brand.

[Greji]

Judging by the "Made In" labels I saw in the shops, I thought Adidas was a Vietnamese brand.

Along with that Mexican brand, Nike!

[kamome]

I've had Japanese people tell me they though McDonald's was a Japanese fast food chain.