22 WTF Commercials That Could Never Air In America

1. An English anti-drunk driving ad

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BkeLTFXxlA&w=584&h=390]

2. A Dutch commercial for Friesche Vlag cream

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuPM-AHCK98&w=584&h=390]

3. A Russian ad

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpkZlPcOXtM&w=584&h=390]
The tagline of this is “soak this boredom.” In Russian, this is only one letter away from “soak this bitch,” a popular slang phrase that translates “to violently kill a woman or person.”

4. A UK anti-drunk driving ad

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEVbSB2vz_8&w=584&h=390]

5. Possibly the weirdest French ad of all time

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBvqeNxO6mQ&w=584&h=390]

6. An ad against texting while driving

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30SpScVCfAI&w=584&h=390]

7. A Russian Skittles commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pzTFmr6F4&w=584&h=390]

8. A UK anti-smoking commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHNI120Fjt4&w=584&h=390]

9. An ad for Satis-Fashion Sportswear

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk4Y1cCGgQ4&w=584&h=390]

10. Some sort of anti-drug ad, aired in the UK

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skZKOUAnHIM&w=584&h=390]

11. A Nando’s commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAVr5YAOtCQ&w=584&h=390]

12. Your average Russian sausage commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bjzLvi87zo&w=584&h=390]
Translation:

Once, we will meet for sure. You will fall in love with me at first glance. And of course, we will be together righta way. You will touch me with your elegant fingers, and we will merge together into a coherent whole. You—so beautiful and modern, and I—sausage from the Meat Empire

13. A Japanese beer commercial starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilBiB2Ws9yw&w=584&h=390]

14. An old-school Levi’s commercial, first aired in the UK

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSG807d3P-U&w=584&h=390]

15. A Japanese commercial for high blood pressure

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0r6LfjMYRE&w=584&h=390]

16. A Japanese fleshlight commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg78iccck58&w=584&h=390]

17. A Belgium condom commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojWJ6-XmeQ&w=584&h=390]

18. An extremely drawn out Japanese “breast holder” commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec9CN82_egI&w=584&h=390]

19. A Norwegian Ikea commercial

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-_503Jf0L8&w=584&h=390]

20. A Chinese commercial for breast stimulators

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sbucBeIbhA&w=584&h=390]

21. Japanese commercial for Epson

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQXkWoyx87o&w=584&h=390]

22. And a commercial for Quay toothpaste that is actually just sex

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEWkI-VxhlY&w=584&h=390]