What are the brand names used as generic terms in your country Życie codzienne

What are the brand names used as generic terms in your country ?
Example : Jeep for 4X4 compact sport utility vehicle , Ping pong for table tennis
We use Kerosene, Zipper, Fiberglass, Sellotape, Escalator ....

Oh, good one!

We have "adidas" for every sport shoes.

„Aspirin“ for every headache pill

Jello for gelatin. Band-Aid for bandage? Ducktape for duct tape.

'Velleda' for board markers,
'Blanco' or 'Tippex' for white correctors,
'Frigidaire' or 'Frigo' for fridges,
'Sopalin' for paper towels,

and some more I guess... 😂

'Velleda' for board markers,
'Blanco' or 'Tippex' for white correctors,
'Frigidaire' or 'Frigo' for fridges,
'Sopalin' for paper towels,

and some more I guess... 😂

we also use name " Tipp-Ex" for correction fluid

Jello for gelatin. Band-Aid for bandage? Ducktape for duct tape.

I read in USA, people use the term xerox for photocopy. is that so ?

Jello for gelatin. Band-Aid for bandage? Ducktape for duct tape.

I read in USA, people use the term xerox for photocopy. is that so ?

Yes I think so. Someone may say she wants to Xerox it. But It's something I'm not very familiar with myself.

'Velleda' for board markers,
'Blanco' or 'Tippex' for white correctors,
'Frigidaire' or 'Frigo' for fridges,
'Sopalin' for paper towels,

and some more I guess... 😂

Kärcher --- high pressure cleaners
Ricard --- pastis (a kind of alcohol/anis flavoured spirit)
Scotch --- tape
Chatterton --- a stronger tape
Bic --- a pen, typically,the one at school
Doliprane or Efferalgan --- Paracetamol
Aspirine.

less known:
Carte bleue --- Debit card

we also use name " Tipp-Ex" for correction fluid

Also used in France. Blanco is more for the liquid one, whereas tipp-ex is, well, for the tipp-ex.

Scotch tape here too. Q-Tips for cotton swabs.
If everyone used Aspirin for every pain pill we'd be taking the wrong drugs!

We use brand name " Panadol " for pain pill ( paracetamol )

1.Colgate is Toothpaste..
People here use their favourite brands as generic terms here