I always have my camera at the ready to capture the hilarious Chinglish I see throughout my day. Here is a random assortment of things I’ve seen recently.
It's Chinglish Time Again!
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What’s the Laziest Way up a Mountain? This Way.
As I rode the slick new escalators up the side of the mountain in the Xiamen botanical Gardens, I hated myself a little. Why was I here, supporting the destruction and abuse of this gorgeous natural mountain? I mean, is there anything lazier than taking an escalator up a mountain?
The Instagrammification of a Beach
You’d think in a country where Instagram was blocked there would be no Instagrammification of places. But then you’d be wrong…very wrong.
What kind of animal will Nibbles Grackers be? Perhaps a grackle? Is “gracker” a portmanteau word made from “graham cracker”?
The world is waiting for answers to these and other vital questions.
I was thinking like a hedgehog, or a dragon. And someday I hope to know enough Chinese to be able to read the original packaging and figure out what they are really trying to say!
Blandy goes well with Vodk-eh.
Ha ha ha.
nerd.
I think if you do make him (sounds like a him) a character you’ll have to get rid of one of the S’s. Both Nibbles Gracker and Nibble Grackers flow better than Nibbles Grackers.
As to the creature, why not a Giant or Red Panda?
or, just cause the name: Inquisitive Shrew Mole
or a kiang, the largest of the wild asses. You always have to be careful of those wild asses.
(Someone’s been spending a bit too long on Wikipedia.)