History Main / CrossCulturalKerfluffle

* ''WebOriginal/KeitAi'': The title of ''Keit-Ai'' was obviously created by people who don't speak or barely speak Japanese seeing that in Japanese, it's impossible to render using kanji, katakana, or hiragana. You need to finagle the title with a mix of rōmaji and kanji in order to come up with ''Keit愛''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'', which is from Australia, sandals are referred to as "thongs". Now in the US, "thongs" usually refers to G-string underwear, so storybook adaptations of the show released in the US change the word to "sandals".

* In ''WesternAnimation/Bluey'', which is from Australia, sandals are referred to as "thongs". Now in the US, thongs is used to refer to G-string underwear, so storybook adaptations of the show released in the US change it to sandals. Funny enough, a ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' comic also refers to sandals as "thongs".

* ''VideoGame/ProjectSekai'' has the infamous BannedEpisode regarding its web anime series ''Petit SEKAI'' in which the punchline for a particular gag ends with Leo/need dressing up in "tribal" outfits while wearing dark makeup with bright lipstick. The joke is meant to be a play on ''kogal'' stereotypes from the GyaruGirl subculture, but for American fans it accidentally came off looking like {{Blackface}}. Public outcry on the internet eventually got the episode removed and replaced with a censored version that tweaked the outfits and removed the dark makeup to make it less offensive for Western fans.

* In ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', many a Japanese Let's Player, reactor, [=VTuber=], or commentator will [[https://youtu.be/g1Y0amX5rCk?t=94 tend to laugh]] at how Sayori's room has an [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EHTXtBd5KYE/maxresdefault.jpg air conditioner type]] that's much smaller than what [[https://i0.wp.com/gogonihon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Air-conditioner.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 it's supposed to be]], due to the background artist not properly [[SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfMass scaling the appliance]] in accordance to the room. In contrast, "local" players of the game won't even notice it.

* [[Literature/TheDarkHunters Sherrilyn Kenyon]]'s ''League'' series: A fantastic version of this meets unfortunate names, Dancer Hauk. On his native world Dancer means Protector and is suitably manly. Everywhere else it means Dancer, like the profession. [[{{RealMenWearPink}} Though some would argue that is no less manly, possibly being moreso]].

* In ''Fanfic/ContactAtKobol'', aside from such obvious issues of the Tau'ri perceiving the Lords of Kobol as just more Goa'uld, there are lesser problems. A particular example of this is that, by uncanny coincidence, a famous military figure in the Colonies has a personal sigil that looks almost exactly like the swastika.

* In ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'', [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma and his companions]] have no understanding of the subtler aspects of pirate culture in [[Manga/OnePiece the Grand Blue]], leading to them neglecting such essentials as giving themselves a crew name and a Jolly Roger before beginning their pirate career. This leads to them being saddled with the AtrociousAlias of "The Dirty Coward Pirates", which goads them into finally trying to make a decision and rebrand themselves... as the ''Kamikaze Pirates''.

* A Dutch manufacturer of dairy products put out an advertising poster depicting a child pestering its parent for sweet yoghurt and saying, "Mummy, that one, that one, that one!" When English speakers got ahold of the ad, they ended up getting a ''completely'' different meaning from the tagline:

* In the Spanish language, the continents of North and South America are collectively known as "America" and people from those continents are "Americano," leading to the perception that people from the United States are self-centered for calling themselves American. The Spanish word for US citizens is "Estadounidense," which translates into English as the extremely-clunky "United Stasian." People from the US generally understand that calling themselves American isn't perfect, but the English language doesn't provide any better options, and usually the context is clear (except to the most pedantic of Spanish-speakers) that they're referring to the US. However, the Anglosphere does fully differentiate between North and South America, and someone from Canada or the Afro-Caribbean would ''never'' call themselves American without adding "North" to it.

* In the Spanish language, the continents of North and South America are collectively known as "America" and people from those continents are "Americano," leading to the perception that people from the United States are self-centered for calling themselves American. The Spanish word for US citizens is "Estadounidense," which translates into English as the extremely-clunky "United Stasian." People from the US generally understand that calling themselves American isn't perfect, but the English language doesn't provide any better options, and usually the context is clear (except to the most pedantic of Spanish-speakers) that they're referring to the US. However, the Anglosphere does fully differentiate between North and South America, and someone from Canada or the Afro-Caribbean would ''never'' refer to themselves as American in reference to their continent without adding "North" to it.

* In the Spanish language, the continents of North and South America are collectively known as "America" and people from those continents are "Americano," leading to the perception that people from the United States are self-centered for calling themselves American. The Spanish word for US citizens is "estadounidense," which translates into English as the extremely-clunky "United Stasian." People from the US generally understand that calling themselves American isn't perfect, but the English language doesn't provide any better options, and usually the context is clear (except to the most pedantic of Spanish-speakers) that they're referring to the US. However, the Anglosphere does fully differentiate between North and South America, and someone from Canada or the Afro-Caribbean would ''never'' refer to themselves as American in reference to their continent without adding "North" to it.

* In Irish history, the Black and Tans were a British colonial police auxiliary organization known for their general brutality and attacks on civilians, such as the 1920 Bloody Sunday massacre and the Burning of Cork. Outside of Ireland, the term "Black and Tan" is more commonly associated with a light & dark beer cocktail[[note]]Typically half stout, half pale ale[[/note]], which has caused [[https://www.realbeer.com/ben-jerrs-apologizes-for-black-tan/ a few]] [[https://www.npr.org/2012/03/13/148536624/nike-kicks-up-controversy-with-black-and-tan-shoes controversies]] when US-based companies used the term for Saint Patrick's Day products.

** However, this isn't really an example of this trope when you consider that the name "Berk" came from the books on which the dreamworks franchise was ([[InNameOnly Loosely]]) based on, which were by a British Author. Given the tendency for comedic names in the series generally, this could be an intentional joke.

* Likewise there is the word "fanny": in the US it's an inoffensive term for the buttocks (and also a girls' name, usually short for Frances or Francine); in the UK it is the vagina.

** However, this isn't really an example of this trope when you consider that the name "Berk" came from the [[literature/HowToTrainYourDragon Books]] on which the dreamworks franchise was ([[InNameOnly Loosely]]) based on, which were by a British Author. Given the tendency for comedic names in the series generally, this could be an intentional joke.

* The Swedish word for "TheEnd" is "Slut". This can make for odd moments for an English-speaker watching old Swedish films with end title cards. Silent films ''Film/ThePhantomCarriage'' and ''Film/{{Haxan}}'', both deadly serious dramas, end with "Slut" title cards. This caused a bit of MemeticMutation with ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' when somebody posted the Swedish ending on Twitter.

* ''LightNovel/HeavyObject'' has a minor character named Putana Highball. Presumably she's named after a Hindu demonness, but unfortunately in Italian putana means prostitute.

* ''LightNovel/WorldEndWhatDoYouDoAtTheEndOfTheWorldAreYouBusyWillYouSaveUs'' didn't sell well in Russia and other Slavic-speaking countries, since its Japanese title in its suffix, ''Sukasuka'', means "bitch"[[note]]implying "[[PrisonRape prison bitch]]" or "[[TheStoolPigeon informer]]", in Russian underworld slang, to make it even worse[[/note]] in their native tongue. When considering the existence of [[TheMafiya a certain criminal organization]] that has a major foothold in these countries, this naturally got the author and publishers of the novel in trouble. Also, in some Italian dialects ''Sukasuka'' sounds like "suck it, suck it".

* YouTube videos (they may possibly also be found on other streaming sites) of "Americans reacting to British Football Chants". For anyone who's ever been to a Premier League match can tell you, calling the chants NSFW would be the understatement of the century. No one and nothing is off limits. That includes paedophile jokes. The people being lampooned ''have'' been convicted, yet they are also unlikely to be anyone the American sporting fraternity has ever heard of, which leads to statements of disbelief to outright ''sympathy'' at the abuse they get because they don't know any better, and occasionally a subsequent retraction once they do the research and find out the truth (Creator/JimmySavile, we're looking at you). Not so much a problem with Americans who have moved to the UK and thus will be familiar enough with UK Current Affairs to know who is getting slaughtered and why.

** On the topic of the Ku Klux Klan, their acronym KKK has a different, more heroic connotation in the Philippines. The KKK stands for '' Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan'' (Supreme and Honorable Association of the Children of the Nation) and were a revolutionary group fighting for independence from Spain.