For international business, a part of my assignment requires me to find out what is "in" in countries not named Canada or the United States.

So, if you are not from the already mentioned countries, I'd like you to list off things that are really popular in your country, and describe them for me.

Thanks a lot!

You mean the recent trends only, right? Since you are doing an assignment for business, so it is things everyone is buying and wanting to own?

I don't know what is really the "in" thing in India now. There is hardly a pattern and it is difficult to pick out some thing like that. But if I had to chose something, I would say it is electronics. I think the biggest thing everyone is after is cell phones (especially smart phones now; BTW, the number of cell phone users in India is over 770 million. And it is continuing to be one of the fastest growing markets). India has the world's fastest growing telecommunication industry, so I think you can call it a "popular" thing. And a lot of people are buying TVs too (the people who already have TVs are buying LED TVs now). And especially getting satellite connections for them. There are *loads* of advertisements on it. And then, more and more people are buying cars, air conditioners, computers etc. In very big numbers, but that is not very surprising. I mean, over 10 million people are getting pulled out of povery every year. And they just don't buy gadgets.

Is that what you are asking for? I mean, technology is something which is "in" in every country, so I don't see anything special there.

What do you mean by "in"??

Some very popular things in the UK include: velociraptors, kittens, pies, robot battlesuits, jetpacks, tanks, and awesomeness.

Psh, those are popular everywhere.

@N&B I can see cellphones being popular everywhere, but it's the certain styles and items that interest me.

For example, here, Blackberries, unfortunately anything to do with Apple, and skinny jeans are popular. Same with Silly Bandz.

Those types of things. Fads.

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David Cat wrote:Some very popular things in the UK include: velociraptors, kittens, pies, robot battlesuits, jetpacks, tanks, and awesomeness.

Always popular. =P

Need something that probably won't last long, is more specific.

Nero wrote:@N&B I can see cellphones being popular everywhere, but it's the certain styles and items that interest me.

For example, here, Blackberries, unfortunately anything to do with Apple, and skinny jeans are popular. Same with Silly Bandz.

Okay. Now many seem to be buying smartphones and BlackBerries and Samsungs seem pretty sought-after. Much less interest for iPhone. But Nokia is the most sold cellphones currently. Much more than Blackberries/Samsungs. But it losing its market share fast, so it is one trend that wouldn't last long.
And the other thing I mentioned previously was the shift from cable TV to satellite TV. Like a few years ago, everyone had cable networks. Now there are loads changing over to satellite TV. The DTH operators are all local ones: Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV, Tata Sky, Reliance Big TV etc.
(We are going to change over too this April.)

I honestly don't know how helpful the above information would be (it kinda seems predictable and useless) but I'm mentioning it all the same, in case you think it might help your project. As for apparels and other fads, I can't see any pattern. Probably there isn't one. But at least I'm better than my sister. When I gave her the above two examples and asked her if she could think of anything else, she comes up with: Nutella, Del Monte Mustard Sauce and Hershey's syrup. Apparently many people in her class had bought them this past year. >_>

The United States are a major trend influence here in Spain, from clothes to BlackBerries and IPods.

Well again it's all technology here in Ireland too
ipods and ipads are all over the place as well as netbooks.
For other things I don't really know....many people are trying to set up their own businesses and trying to get more income but I don' think that will help.......
I think fashion is a major trend in Ireland now as well.

Zeno wrote:Well again it's all technology here in Ireland too
ipods and ipads are all over the place as well as netbooks.
For other things I don't really know....many people are trying to set up their own businesses and trying to get more income but I don' think that will help.......
I think fashion is a major trend in Ireland now as well.

Oh great it's the US everywhere...

For fashion, can you tell me specifically what fashion is in style?

Since technology choices seem similar in most countries, I'll add this: iPad is not at all famous here. So don't mention it. Stupid Apple has to release iPad 1 here nine months after its release in the US. When everyone knew iPad 2 would release in a month or so. Can't blame them for not wanting to buy the older product and wishing the newer one would release here sooner.
Apple is not very sought-after anyways. No advertisements about it or publicity campaigns or anything.

Nero wrote:For fashion, can you tell me specifically what fashion is in style?

This is all I know
High-street fashion has gone back to the 70's style

Well brand wise that's a toss up. Urban Outfitters or anything like it, which according to Wikipedia "has evolved from vintage, bohemian, retro, hipster, ironically humorous, kitschy " for the more economically comfortable in my school. For the less so, I suppose it's stuff that's not specifically branded but clearly from some cheap, trendy store such as Papay. Apple and mobile devices that have similar interfaces are popular. Takis are a popular brand of chips. Monsters likewise for drinks. Smirnoff for drinks. Eh. I'm probably missing major stuff but that's what I can think of right now.

Mwamba wrote:Takis are a popular brand of chips. Monsters likewise for drinks. Smirnoff for drinks. Eh. I'm probably missing major stuff but that's what I can think of right now.

Lay's? Pepsi? Coca-Cola?
They are American companies, right? They are really famous here, if not there.

Pringles. Trident Chewing Gums. Pashminas and Jeggings on the clothes department.