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To: Eric L who wrote (18)3/6/2004 5:20:50 AM
From: quick_thinking  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 55
 
love versus sex and mobile communications...

<< flat rate wireless data for PCs in Japan ... called H - in colloquial Japanese "H" means sex.... >>

"i" in Japanese can mean love - DoCoMo used this to write advertisments with "aishiteru" (= I love you), wher the "ai" used the i-mode "i".

compare i-mode's "pure love" (= aishteru) with
H = make love, sex.... less pure...

that's mobile advertising in Japan.... maybe unacceptable in the US?

... and then compare this with tech-speak in Europe: GSM, GPRS, USTM etc.... try impressing your boyfriend/girlfriend with GSM, GPRS, USTM etc

quick_thinking