Raiders to be sponsored by Huawei

c_c said :

Ko. said :

HenryBG said :

Have you heard Chinese people trying to pronounce “Canberra”?

They say it phonetically but without an Australian accent.

Most people from Canberra don’t say Canberra properly.

Most people I have heard say Canberra pronounce it “Cambra”
The funny thing is I’ve also heard a whole bunch of people turn Kiwi Singer Kimbra’s name into “Kimberra”

Must be some reverse psychology thing.

No one pronounces Canberra ‘properly’ because the name Canberra is itself a corruption of an earlier name (Ngambri/Kamberri, depending on who transliterated it and when). Besides, this is the English language we’re talking about – the way something is spelled has very little to do with the way it’s pronounced.

HenryBG said :

I guess when you employ people who think it’s funny to pee on people, getting yourself sponsored by a foreign company called Who-Are-We might seem appropriate.
What a joke.

Actually, this is spot on.

Major buisness’s don’t forget so easily & when a sport has an off-field image & culture problem like Rugby League does, it’s no wonder sponsorship is so difficult to come across.

Cue the usual responses, comparisons the other sports, society’s issues etc…

Ko. said :

HenryBG said :

Have you heard Chinese people trying to pronounce “Canberra”?

They say it phonetically but without an Australian accent.

Most people from Canberra don’t say Canberra properly.

Most people I have heard say Canberra pronounce it “Cambra”
The funny thing is I’ve also heard a whole bunch of people turn Kiwi Singer Kimbra’s name into “Kimberra”

Must be some reverse psychology thing.

Ko. said :

HenryBG said :

Have you heard Chinese people trying to pronounce “Canberra”?

They say it phonetically but without an Australian accent.

Most people from Canberra don’t say Canberra properly.

We can’t all be Peter Harvey.

Will Alexander Downer be making an appearance in his fishnets?

HenryBG said :

Have you heard Chinese people trying to pronounce “Canberra”?

They say it phonetically but without an Australian accent.

Most people from Canberra don’t say Canberra properly.

HenryBG said :

I guess when you employ people who think it’s funny to pee on people, getting yourself sponsored by a foreign company called Who-Are-We might seem appropriate.
What a joke.

Why is it a joke?

China will be ruling the world in 10 years. May as well get on board now…

One look at that promo video should have sent them running in the opposite direction

Grrrr said :

It’s pronounced WAH-way. Should I put this down to racism, or just plain ignorance?

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Have you heard Chinese people trying to pronounce “Canberra”?

Do you put that down to racism or just ignorance?

Frustrated said :

So they can give back their tax-payer funded handouts from the ACT Govt then?

+1

So they can give back their tax-payer funded handouts from the ACT Govt then?

I’d prefer Huayra.

Actually the sponsorship by Huawei isn’t all that different from the Tradies sponsorship.

Rather than bowing down to a portrait of Norm Gallagher they’ll be doing the same thing to Chairman Mao’s picture.

I think I’ll pass on the end of year Mad Monday celebrations in Tiananmen Square.

I understand that ratings for the Olympics may drop in the future but to the point where even family and friends don’t bother watching. WOW WEE

For one, I welcome their sponsorship, and look forward to seeing the local squad of the Third Department, General Staff Headquarters of the Peoples Liberation Army run out onto Canberra Stadium.

In related news, an Indian telco has just purchased the Brisbane A-League license. Only minor changes are expected, with the sound of the teams name staying the same after a minor change in spelling.

wow, I hope 2020 is not like their video

Brindabella said :

If their sponsorship is anything like their E220 wireless modem, it will be a partially working, sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes defunct sponsorship.

In my experience the drivers were terrible … should be a perfect fit!

Keijidosha said :

Huawei was recently banned from participating the the National Broadband Network amidst security fears and the company’s entanglement with the Chinese army.

In related news,the Raider’s new team song will be “YVAN EHT NIOJ”.

Now that’s super-liminal. LT Smash would be impressed.

It’s pronounced WAH-way. Should I put this down to racism, or just plain ignorance?

Huawei’s code may not pose a security risk (IE contain back-doors) but I heard an attempt to get a local security evaluation done was refused, and this had a lot to do with it: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/01/24/cisco_sues_huawei_over_ip/

HenryBG said :

I guess when you employ people who think it’s funny to pee on people, getting yourself sponsored by a foreign company called Who-Are-We might seem appropriate.
What a joke.

I am not a Raiders fan but tis is positive news for the club. Carney was sacked afetr the All Bar incident so your point is not valid.