[speeder]

I never realized Lambretta was actually a manufacturer until I moved to Europe and saw a store selling Lambrettas.

When I was a kid in Brazil everyone called all scooters Lambrettas, even though none of them were Lambrettas. They usually were... Vespas.

Now that I know it is actually rivalling companies, I wonder how sad Lambretta and Vespa companies are, with eveyrone calling their Vespa a Lambretta.

[diego_moita]

The funniest of them all is durex.

In Brazil is the name and brand of adhesive tape. In Portugal is the name and brand of condoms.

[lproven]

The British comedian Mike Harding had a whole comedy routine about this.

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-funniest-differences-amon...

Rubber. Brit: pencil eraser. American: condom.

Durex. Brit: condom. Australian: sticky tape.

[pier25]

Same with Mexico and Spain

[postexitus]

Funny enough, in Turkey, it's the other way around. Scooters are called Vespas, and actually none of them are Vespas.