Keith Vaz wants to ban the coke truck

[999tigger 10]

What would happen if a Christian MP called for the end of the over indulgence of Muslims when they celebrate Eid?

 

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Yes but Coca-Cola have used their specific branding/advertising since the 1920's which will mean that for the vast majority of people in the world have known this for their entire life. Therefore its part of our culture.

 

This is about the truck and that started in 1995 in an effort to sell more Coke. So not really.

[Nagel 10]

What would happen if a Christian MP called for the end of the over indulgence of Muslims when they celebrate Eid?

 

I don't know if Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz is a practising Christian, but he's from a Christian family via Goa.

 

The name Vaz is from Portugal.

[Obelix 11]

What would happen if a Christian MP called for the end of the over indulgence of Muslims when they celebrate Eid

 

Just before you dig your hole too deep - Vaz isn't Muslim. As far as I know he's a non practicing Christian.

[leviathan13 350]

What would happen if a Christian MP called for the end of the over indulgence of Muslims when they celebrate Eid?

 

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Yes but Coca-Cola have used their specific branding/advertising since the 1920's which will mean that for the vast majority of people in the world have known this for their entire life. Therefore its part of our culture.

 

Despite the fact he's not muslim and is not making this a muslim issue... Coca Cola is an American brand, so you're saying that it's part of 'OUR' culture, meaning that our culture is Americanised already. The USA is the biggest threat to our cuture and way of life and has been for decades with the import of fast food/coffee shop/department stores. That opposition to one of the biggest American brands is seen as attacking 'our culture' shows how deeply rooted America is in our culture and way of life.

[Mr Regret 10]

What would happen if a Christian MP called for the end of the over indulgence of Muslims when they celebrate Eid?

 

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Yes but Coca-Cola have used their specific branding/advertising since the 1920's which will mean that for the vast majority of people in the world have known this for their entire life. Therefore its part of our culture.

 

If Coke is part of our culture then we need a new one. Bring on the immigrant invasion!

[flamingjimmy 10]

Despite the fact he's not muslim and is not making this a muslim issue... Coca Cola is an American brand, so you're saying that it's part of 'OUR' culture, meaning that our culture is Americanised already. The USA is the biggest threat to our cuture and way of life and has been for decades with the import of fast food/coffee shop/department stores. That opposition to one of the biggest American brands is seen as attacking 'our culture' shows how deeply rooted America is in our culture and way of life.

 

Do you also resent that say for example Indian food is a deeply ingrained part of our culture too now? Or is it just American things you don't like?

 

They hooked me young, and whilst I don't drink much coke, and certainly don't consider it a Christmastime drink, I get a tiny little buzz of nostalgia and excitement when I hear that 'holidays are comin', holidays are comin'...' refrain and see the red truck on the adverts. I had no idea that they'd actually started driving them around and presumably selling coke from them.

Edited November 5, 2015 by flamingjimmy

[Bert1 10]

Didn't Coca Cola create the stereotypical Santa we all know (red jacket, beard) or is that an urban myth?

 

True in part. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/coca-cola-really-invent-santas-red-4775218

[Mr Regret 10]

False

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp

[cassity 10]

So it seems Mr Vaz wants to ban the Christmas coke truck from visiting Leicester this year. He claims it advocates the popular fizzy drink as OK, but says the drink has too much sugar and is a major cause of obesity and tooth decay.

 

Is he being a killjoy??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-34718933

 

I think we should have santas on Coke bikes.

[scania 10]

False

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp

 

Not entirely. Coke has been synonymous with Christmas for a long time. I remember having Fine Fare and Presto supermarket own brand pop through the year, then getting Coca Cola as a treat at Christmas.

 

The truck is a fairly recent addition to the fizzy pop giant, but still shouts Christmas every time the Holidays are Coming song comes on the telly.

 

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I think we should have santas on Coke bikes.

 

Now I wouldn't mind that, providing they use the cyclist paths :hihi:

[999tigger 10]

Didn't Coca Cola create the stereotypical Santa we all know (red jacket, beard) or is that an urban myth?

 

Notwithstanding regrets link about the origins of Santa from St Nicholas etc the modern Santa old man with beard etc seems to have come from an illustration by cartoonist Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly beginning in 1863. Nast’s Santa owed much to the description given in Clement Clarke Moore’s 1822 poem “"A Visit from Saint Nicholas."”

 

Coke didnt start hijacking santa till 1931.

 

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Santa-Claus

[Berberis 10]

I don't know if Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz is a practising Christian, but he's from a Christian family via Goa.

 

The name Vaz is from Portugal.

 

My Bad, I assumed, as he had led a march of several thousand Muslims in Leicester calling for banning of the book The Satanic Verses that he was Muslim.

 

I have always thought he was a Muslim

 

Ignore my stupid comment.