Sunday, June 18, 2006
WC in Germany
Seen on board Lufthansa:
And why would a prestigious flag-carrier like Lufthansa, which proudly proclaims itself ‘Official Partner of the German National Football Team’, be trumpeting an event nobody’s ever heard of when the Greatest Show on Earth is taking place right on its own doorstep?
Unless World Championship is simply the literal translation of Weltmeisterschaft, as the World Cup is known in German, nicely illustrating why literal translation is no translation at all…
Dear Passenger,But what is this World Championship of which they speak? Is it in any way connected to the World Cup currently dominating our lives? Could it perhaps be some parallel or even rival event?
For the duration of the World Championship, Lufthansa will be offering you a fitting culinary experience and you can look forward to delicacies created by selected “football chefs”...
From 31st May until the World Championship Final, Lufthansa passengers can savour the specialities created by football fans among the top chefs ...
And why would a prestigious flag-carrier like Lufthansa, which proudly proclaims itself ‘Official Partner of the German National Football Team’, be trumpeting an event nobody’s ever heard of when the Greatest Show on Earth is taking place right on its own doorstep?
Unless World Championship is simply the literal translation of Weltmeisterschaft, as the World Cup is known in German, nicely illustrating why literal translation is no translation at all…
