r/interesting • u/hermit_heaven2265 • 10h ago

SOCIETY Funny old Indian Advertisement!

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u/yo-soy-arkee 7h ago

In the end it says “fix it, not break it” btw

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u/lifeInquire 3h ago

Taking about bond between countries. And also refering to the shoe indirectly.

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u/New-Experience5507 9m ago

In today's India this ad would face backlash lol

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u/Live_Example_7996 3m ago

🙌🙌🙌

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u/SunAdditional3606 7h ago

But why the French flags?

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u/benjacob 7h ago

Compliance, Indian flag code prohibit the use of flag for commercial, trade purposes.

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u/Frost_moss 6h ago

How does that work with shipping? As ships need to be flagged under a nation.

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u/AGreatConspiracy 5h ago

It’s restricted for use in commercial branding or marketing specifically, it’s fine to fly on ships

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u/calkalisto 5h ago

They usually use the three colored strips similar to the actual with the word India underneath to identify from India.

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u/PoetPitiful239489 5h ago

 flag of Niger was better option. Hungary, Ireland too

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u/cpteric 5h ago

could have used a different orange - white - green flag, idk, diagonal stripes. but fair.

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u/4everadumdum 6h ago

US needs that. They are way too obsessed with flags.

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u/Samp90 4h ago

Bro I hope not. They'll end up using maple leaf.

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u/OnTheList-YouTube 9h ago

Damn that's creative 😂

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u/Humorpalanta 9h ago

And respectful. I really like it.

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u/smegabass 9h ago

Multi level deep

LMFAO.

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u/Sad_Photograph_6130 9h ago

BTW they are recreating the beating ceremony on the india pakistan border where soldiers march and complete who can lift their legs the highest

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u/Thick-Ad-4168 8h ago

complete who can lift their legs the highest

yeah no , that not what they do. It's just a beating retreat ceremony in which one part of the act include stomping your foot

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u/pratyd 7h ago

No. As an Indian, it is a leg lifting competition only. Also it is a competition of who can stomp the bigger hole in the ground.

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u/neonmonkey97 7h ago

No as an Indian enichu po maire

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u/FriendlyBee94 7h ago

I like this. Funny and promote friendship

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u/WillStreet2584 6h ago

If this advertisement were to come out today there would be so many riots against fevicol lol

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u/requin-RK 5h ago edited 5h ago

Yep. I remember a professor of mine saying they used to support Pakistan's cricket team if India ever got eliminated out of a tournament, because we related with them the most. International relations and brotherhood have broken down beyond repair now.

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u/Rapi64 5h ago

This seems to only be the sentiment in South Asia itself. If you go to the US or anywhere else Pakistanis and Indians get along very well. Even during the last conflict it was chill here

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u/WarJaques 5h ago

Could Fevicol fix it?

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u/Add-apt 9h ago

That's awesome haha

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u/Technical_Fail_1951 5h ago

phir se wahi "aman ki aasha" wale baatein

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u/____Sway____ 2h ago

Old?

Fuck

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u/unluck_over9000 1h ago

C’est beau. Et magnifique. 

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u/DevillesAbogado 16m ago

This brand has the most witty and brilliant ads ever. Just watch them on YouTube for some good time. Pidilite.

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u/mesenanch 5h ago

Very clever and funny

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u/Samp90 4h ago

They both look the same. Stop pulling hairs.

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u/fairlykeenstorey 8h ago

The leg-beating ceremony is already absurd enough without a brand trying to sell me tea in the middle of it

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u/DragonKhan2000 5h ago

You use tea to fix shoe soles?

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u/fairlykeenstorey 4h ago

No, that's the absurd part, they're beating a shoe sole and then cutting to a tea break like it's the natural next step.