Down And Out in Sài Gòn [1] and diacritic.org [2] comment on the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre's refusal to grant a grapefruit wholesaler's application for the domain name “buoi.com.” Yes, bưởi means “grapefruit” in Vietnamese. But in North Vietnam, buồi is slang for “penis.”
Vietnam: Not Master of The Domain
· Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
Categories: East Asia, Vietnam, Technology