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Originally Posted by Qayin
I never know that the baum is not famous in Germany!? but I like it anyway (Bourbon is the best for me)
I think about Baum and Valentine (or to some extent brand name goods) is about marketing. Sometime culture evolve from marketing propaganda. I mean, look at Hokkaido's Gengkis Kahn yakiniku. I don't think it's Mongolian food, but the Japanese use this name to bring attention and the name struck.
If you have marketing creativity, you can create new culture!
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It is German origin, but not famous throughout Germany. Most Germans won't know what a Buam is.
Same with Hormone yaki, It didn't exist until someone marketed it. I agree with Marketing affecting culture. I think the whole Christmas and Church wedding thing in Japan grew out of clever marketing. Know it's part of Japanese culture though most aren't Christians.