Pocky is Mikado? What?
 

While in the US, I got introduced and addicted to Pocky.
I didn't figure they'd have Pocky in the Netherlands, so I decided to just let it stay at that.

Untill Meister told me about Mikado.
LU (Big brand here) has the rights to produce Glico's Pocky in Europe under the name of Mikado.

So, my question, do you know of other products you know are named differently in another country?

It might help a disappointed traveler out very much.

America: beer
Europe: lager, since you guys have more than one kind :gonk:

America: gas
Europe: petrol

No examples, but many video game titles.

America: any cheese you can think of
Europe: terrible falsely advertised cheese with names stolen from European regions where they traditionally come from but which are really from California or Wisconsin

More if I can think of any later.

Pity there are only two flavours of Mikado as opposed to the roughly 10,000 Pocky flavours.

You'd be surprised about the cheeses, bluestarultor...
Dutch cheese ARE made in the Netherlands. Gouda, Edammer, etc.

And you're right, Meister.
And I've only found one flavour. The dark one. Which IS good. ^_^

You know I was bitching about how my country get's shafted tech wise, but you only have one kind of beer? What kind of primitive backwater hell hole do you live in?:p Seriously? No ales, stouts, whites, reds, spiderpoison.....

Oh and pilsner or bitters will generally equate to what you're talking about if you're ever in Australia Bluestarultor.

They call ginger beer and root beer the same thing down here. I was SHOCKED when I had a root beer in Malaysia. Shocked and pissed that we can't get actual root beer down here. Except in Asian grocers.

That may be, but our "cheddar" isn't really Cheddar. Real Cheddar comes from the Cheddar region of France(?). And most Americans can't tell the difference between Parmesan and Romano. I know, because I worked in a pizza place that used Romano in the Parmesan shakers. And it also wasn't even from Romano. It was a big wheel labeled

Romano Cheese Wheel
Made in Wisconsin


The only thing left sacred here is Champagne. And that's because the French have closely guarded it from being used for California's sparkling wine.

Only one kind? Speak for yourself! My state has a huge micro-brewery industry and is part of the Northwest wine country, so we've got tons of different kinds of alcohol out here. And they've got the kickassingest names. My favorite company name is Dead Guy Ale. Never tried it (I'm only 20 years old. Yes, I actually obey the drinking age law.) but a name like Dead Guy is a winner in my book.

So I don't know where YOU live, but it ain't here in the land of Tea, Wine, and Beer.

Wisconsin. And except for Guiness, lager is all we have around here. And I said nothing about wine (or vodka, just to cover all bases). Just off the top of my head, there's red, white, blush, and berry (black?).

Just a guess, but are you from Cali?

Also, like Khael mentioned, lager is quite the typical English Isle kind.
On the European mainland, people usually drink more pilsner.

And then there's the black beers, stouts, etc, etc.
They have criques (spelling? In Dutch it's spelled Kriek) as well. Which is beer with a cherry flavour.

And then the different subsorts of pilsner, like Bockbeer (goatbeer, if you wanna be literally(of which there are different seasonal sorts as well)).

And if I actually drank beer I could tell you more of it. =P