For Your Viewing Pleasure: McShwarma Commercial
You may recollect how I mentioned the McShwarma advertisement a few days ago, which I thought was a classic. Well, since my post, other Israeli bloggers have also expressed their admiration for it. Shai has gone one step further, providing the following links for your viewing pleasure:
- Here to watch it
- Here to download
Notice how spot-on the actors are, as well as how far off I was with the dialogue.
Update: For those not familar with Israel, the reason that the punchline in this commercial is so funny is that Israelis are not known for their “politeness” (although Israelis have hearts of gold). The commercial is thus a clever commentary on Israeli society.
Update (4/8/2007): Seems the above links no longer work. Not to worry:
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That’s awesome — thanks!
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Thanks for the link, I loved the commercial and had to have one.
I had the McShwarma at Ben Gurion Airport McDonalds. At first it was good, because it was warm, but when it cooled down, the real taste came out. It was a real experience I think everyone should try once, then go to Moshiko on Ben Yehuda and get a real one.
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