Bangladeshi and The Bronx
Back when I was in high school, I went to The Bronx Zoo as a volunteer with adults with developmental disabilities . I had a blast and planned to go there again sooner than later.
Now that it's much later, I wonder what I'm waiting for. This summer may be the time to get on a subway and head to the zoo when we are visiting my brother who lives in Manhattan. I just read that there is a TV ad campaign touting The Bronx, New York is a place to go for a vacation destination. The zoo is one reason. When I searched for the commercials, I came across this one. The news of The Bronx as a vacation hot spot has either made it to Bangladesh or is geared for a Bangladeshi audience. You may not be able to understand all the words, but the names of the tourist destinations are clear. The last one is a bakery. This was posted on You Tube by zasarif and is titled Kabir's Bronx. This video interests me because I wonder if part of the aim is to get Bangladeshis who live in New York City to visit The Bronx or go the bakery? Or both?
Filed under: Arts and Culture, North America, Bangladesh, United States, Video
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Jun 25th 2007 @ 10:50PM
globetrotter1228 said...
My interpretation of this ad is that it was paid for by this bakery. I think the goal is to equate this particular bakery with all the top attractions of the Bronx. Definitely far-fetched, but might make someone unfamiliar with the area at least curious as to if there really is something that makes the owner of this bakery put himself on the same level as the Yankees.
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Jun 25th 2007 @ 10:54PM
Jamie Rhein said...
This ad sure makes me want to go to the bakery. It also made me aware of what The Bronx has to offer so it's kind of a win-win. I'm curious to know how wide the market audience is. The ad is fairly slickly made.
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Jun 26th 2007 @ 5:43AM
Marilyn Terrell said...
Besides Yankee Stadium and New York Botanical Gardens, the Bronx also has City Island, a small nautical community in Long Island Sound accessible by a drawbridge. It's got sailing schools, seafood restaurants, a boatyard that built America's Cup winners, boats that will take you out fishing, and a lovely French B&B (Le Refuge Inn). Did you know the Bronx was named after Swedish settler and sea captain Jonas Bronck?
More about City Island here: www.cityisland.com/
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Sep 16th 2007 @ 9:19PM
beauty said...
Really It's a very interesting topic. This ad sure makes me want to go to the bakery. It also made me aware of what The Bronx has to offer so it's kind of a win-win. I'm curious to know how wide the market audience is. The ad is fairly slickly made. i have a website
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