Talk:Maple leaf
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[edit] Maple Leaf in Logo's
Could someone explain why there is a maple leaf in almost every chain's logo that operates in Canada? Chains like Wal-Mart, Arby's, etc. will put a maple leaf on their Canadian signs. They don't do that with other country's icons in other countries. -newkai | talk | contribs 23:35, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
- Putting a Maple Leaf in the logo signifise that it is a Canadian product to Canadians. It's to show Canadian pride and that the chain are as Canadian run as possible. This is like Americans putting "Made in American" right below the product name in big bold letters. It's so that people understand that the product is home grown (or whatever). It comes from peoples' dislike of other people coming in to their country and telling them what to do and how to do it. This is especially true for Canada, as a significant number of Americans view Canada as "America Jr.", and Canadians don't want them trying to impose their view and such on them. And other countries' companies used cultural icons in their logos and ads all the time. How many products in the States incorperate stars and/or strips into logos and ads? The companies that don't do this kind of thing are the one that want to create their own icon (like McDonald's Golden Arches) so that they can go international and not be significantly identified with one country so that they can spread to others. See internationalism. JQF 00:41, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
