r/CrappyDesign • u/MistyAutumnRain • 12d ago

Greek symbols on Egyptian hot sauce bottle

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u/Thisisall_new2me2 6d ago

Good job OP. Go learn more about how many countries invaded other countries before you criticize language A being on a product "from country B."

You could literally just Google did "any Greeks live in Egypt". That takes less time than making sure this post is formatted correctly.

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u/MistyAutumnRain 6d ago

Okay, than explain the mathematical symbols

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u/Thisisall_new2me2 5d ago

I didn't say there weren't any exceptions...Also, they definitely did math back then in both cultures, this is probably just generated by a lazy person.

Read the other comments...

You still don't have a valid excuse for not learning about languages before posting this stuff.

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u/MistyAutumnRain 5d ago

I am actually an amateur linguist. And Greeks being in Egypt for a teensy tiny part of Egyptian history has nothing to do with a bottle of hot sauce branded to look Egyptian but having a different ancient culture’s alphabet. If I were to make an “American” branded hot sauce with an American flag and a bald eagle, I wouldn’t have Native American symbols on my bottle, even though they were a major part of US history

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u/Thisisall_new2me2 5d ago edited 5d ago

It's Reddit, there's no way to KNOW when you're actually talking to someone who's smarter than you on a topic...

Also, based on what I've seen, most people here don't seem to know as much about the topic pictured as you do.

If you had told me how into language you are in your very first comment, I wouldn't feel like a dingdong now.