Word: colas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Coke on the Kiosks Sir: Cheers for that tasty epic, "The Pause That Arouses" [TIME, March 13]. At least five Frenchmen can laugh down the squeaks of those Moscow-suckled shoats against "Bottled American Imperialism." Coca-Cola won their approval on its own grounds! GUY DESSAULLES Pans, France...
...Doesn't the mental picture of Paris plastered with wall-sized Coca-Cola signs, its kiosks enveloped in outsized bottle tops, make you shudder . . . ? Is there any reason why a Frenchman, who objects to seeing his own language bastardized (Buvez Coca-Cola) at every turn of a corner, should be accused of "smugness" . . .? Would we miss an opportunity to protest loudly if signs advising "Drink of Champagne French" suddenly appeared on our horizon...
...protests of the average Frenchman are against the method of advertising, rather than the beverage itself. Let Mr. Farley sell Coca-Cola quietly, if he can, and [let] the Communists and winegrowers fight...
...Best and simplest reasons for France's sniffy reception of Coca-Cola are: 1) wine in France is cheaper . . . and is a long-ingrained national habit; 2) no Frenchman likes to be strong-armed into things, not even by the U.S. State Department...
...good friends the French certainly reached a high point in silliness when they outlawed the sale of Coca-Cola in their land. (Poor innocents, they don't seem to realize they're up against American salesmanship...