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In The Netherlands people tend to do the same with products based on Nijntje (known as Miffy internationally).
by royjacobs 6y ago
In The Netherlands people tend to do the same with products based on Nijntje (known as Miffy internationally).
- radicalbyte 6y agoWhich is another lost-in-translation thing. "Nijn" is the second syllable of "Konijn" (Rabbit) with "tje" being the diminutive. So her name is an affectionate kid version of "Little Rabbit". I have know idea where "Miffy" came from.
- 082349872349872 6y agoFor anyone in the US who needs ear bleach after too many civil war doccos, allow me to present "cute little bunny had a fly upon its nose": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwDhzl_O6qY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwDhzl_O6qY (and for dutchies, it's a long way until 11 november, but here's an early reminder for the times of covid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRkqkBjlmqw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRkqkBjlmqw )
- kilian 6y agoWe also have Alfred J. Kwak[1], which looking back on it is surprisingly on-the-nose with a lot of topics that completely passed me by as a child. The israel/palestine conflict, apartheid and fascism to name just a few. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_J._Kwak https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_J._Kwak
- miohtama 6y agoI remember watching this as a kid. Even though one did not understand it, you felt it had way more substance in the story than Moomins. Like evil corporations, scheming, politics,...