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Weird Alternative Titles(By Country)

posted 10 years ago by shaunatate-15-369625
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Can someone explain the reasoning behind the Israeli alternate title for "Dif'frent Stokes".

For some reason it's called "About Taste And Smell)?

Could it be a possible "lost in translation" issue? For example, the saying "different strokes" is an American idiom which means: "just because I like something doesn't mean anyone else has to". Another explanation could be: there may be a scenario works for me, but may not be suitable for others"(i.e. I choose to ride my bicycle to work instead of driving. But biking may not be suitable for most commuters who reside many miles away, while I live only 4 blocks away).

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Diff’rent strokes (for different folks - implied) made no sense to me as a child because nobody ever used that phrase. I only heard of it later in life. The spelling is a pain also. Why not just spell different? Titles are hard to search for when spelling is altered.

I would have called it “Park Avenue Family”.

[–] Moonglum9 (10722) 4 years ago

I'd have called it Chazzwazzas