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DraniKitty t1_j031o9c wrote

Fun fact with Carl's Jr, that's one of those companies that has a different name depending on coast - On the easy coast they go by the name Hardee's! So that map might need a bit of tweaking!

Also depending on which side of the country you're on, you either have Ceckers or Rally's, but they're also the same company with all the same logos and patterns otherwise.

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MaverickJW OP t1_j032gd8 wrote

Fair shout. I‘m not from the US so I wasn’t aware of that

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DraniKitty t1_j032umo wrote

To be fair, I'm not sure a lot of people in the US realize, either. I've lived on both sides of the country, which is why I know, but most folks don't do a full 3,000 mile move to find out. You're good in not knowing before ~

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06Wahoo t1_j04lvt8 wrote

I would hope most people who travel at least might recognize it. They share the smiling star logo.

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IndependentCharming7 t1_j042q4e wrote

In that case great job on including Waffle House!

Rally's and Checker's has a Carl's Jr / Hardee's deal going on.

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maybeCheri t1_j04qdnj wrote

Exactly. Live in Missouri and here they are called Hardee’s. There are several locations around here.

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DigitalPriest t1_j052zxm wrote

Somehow "Hardees: Fuck you, I'm eating!" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

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thatbvg t1_j0609cq wrote

Interestingly I live in the UAE and they chose Hardee’s as the name here

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SisyphusRocks7 t1_j07pbbg wrote

Multi-brand companies usually focus group that choice at a minimum, because of the many bad stories of clueless multi-nationals in the 1960s and 1970s. The most famous example is probably when Chevrolet tried to sell its “Nova” model in Mexico, which failed badly because “no va” in Spanish means “(you) do not go.”

Is there a potentially similar sounding word in Arabic to “Carl’s” that they might want to avoid associating with?

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thatbvg t1_j07pzb2 wrote

True. I have no idea as I don’t speak Arabic but maybe you’re correct. I remember Mitsubishi launched the Pajero in Spain and they didn’t sell any because it’s not a very nice word in Spanish.

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BrilliantWeb t1_j05a7n2 wrote

I wonder if White Castle & Krystal have the same arrangement, except north/south.

Krystal burgers are sliders w/o mustard.

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My_ass_is_happy t1_j03xtjf wrote

They're very similar. It's been 12 years since I've visited Hardee's and recall there being small differences but I can't remember the particulars.

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