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I never realized Lambretta was actually a manufacturer until I moved to Europe and saw a store selling Lambrettas.

When I was a kid in Brazil everyone called all scooters Lambrettas, even though none of them were Lambrettas. They usually were... Vespas.

Now that I know it is actually rivalling companies, I wonder how sad Lambretta and Vespa companies are, with eveyrone calling their Vespa a Lambretta.



The funniest of them all is durex.

In Brazil is the name and brand of adhesive tape. In Portugal is the name and brand of condoms.


The British comedian Mike Harding had a whole comedy routine about this.

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-funniest-differences-amon...

Rubber. Brit: pencil eraser. American: condom.

Durex. Brit: condom. Australian: sticky tape.


Same with Mexico and Spain


Funny enough, in Turkey, it's the other way around. Scooters are called Vespas, and actually none of them are Vespas.




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