[sustran] Re: India - Bosch Horn commercial

[Todd Edelman, Green Idea Factory]

Hi all,

I think we have their attention...

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- T

*Sujit Patwardhan wrote:
>
>
> Sudhir,
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzJFp6tfKU
>
> Someone really needs to drag Bosch to court (not just to the Ad 
> Council) for promoting Noise Pollution. Should we forward it to the 
> Ministry for Environment? It sure encourages violation of the Noise 
> Pollution Act
> --
> Sujit
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Alan Howes 
> <alan at ourpeagreenboat.co.uk <mailto:alan at ourpeagreenboat.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks for that Todd - brilliant! And I always thought Americans
>     had no
>     sense of humo[u]r! <GRD>
>
>     Unfortunately, I find it entirely believable that such ads work in
>     India.
>     There is an appalling UK motorheads' TV programme called Top Gear,
>     that is
>     exceptionally popular in India and a load of other "developing
>     country"
>     markets - makes the Beeb a pile in export earnings. :-(
>
>     --
>     Alan Howes, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
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>     On Behalf Of Todd Edelman, Green Idea Factory
>     Sent: 15 November 2009 09:42
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>     Cc: info at bosch.com <mailto:info at bosch.com>
>     Subject: [sustran] Re: India - Bosch Horn commercial
>
>     Hi Rutul,
>
>     Bosch could NEVER get away with an advert like that on German
>     television.
>
>     In 2007, the satirical Onion publication came up with something on
>     this
>     theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxgkHQp8Pds
>
>     - T
>
>     Rutul Joshi wrote:
>     > Few days ago, some enthusiasts in Ahmedabad initiated the 'no
>     honking day'
>     in the city. While some people are trying hard to make such
>     initiatives a
>     sucess, the TV commercials preach something else all together.
>     > This TV commercial 'promotes' honking as a powerful way to ease
>     'congestion'! From start to the end - this commercial has all the
>     possible
>     wrong elements.
>     > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzJFp6tfKU
>     >
>     > Majority of the roads in metro cities in India have noise
>     pollution above
>     80 decibels. Shouldn't such commercials be banned?
>     >
>     > best,
>     > Rutul.
>     >
>     >
>     > Rutul Joshi,
>     > Lecturer, Faculty of Planning and Public Policy,
>     > CEPT University, Ahmedabad - 380 009.
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- B. Brecht (with slight modification)

* "Car" is a sub-category of automobile, i.e. one used inappropriately, opportunistically or without creativity