Classes don't begin until tomorrow, so the last couple days have been mostly spent wandering around campus and the surrounding city both with some of my fellow program participants and by myself. This afternoon I went exploring Nanjing a bit alone, and while I have most of the vocabulary down for fairly complex lunchtime transactions, I'm sure I was quite a pain for the attendants at the post office and when purchasing a temporary cell phone.
While I could make a whole other blog about signs that are poorly-translated or make entertaining attempts at English (and indeed, I'm sure there are many such blogs), there are just a few that stand out. I failed to heed the first sign pictured, and paid for it in detergent (the culprits pictured second). The last sign is for a place that is literally called something like "Cat Space Coffee," which kind of works with the picture.
While I could make a whole other blog about signs that are poorly-translated or make entertaining attempts at English (and indeed, I'm sure there are many such blogs), there are just a few that stand out. I failed to heed the first sign pictured, and paid for it in detergent (the culprits pictured second). The last sign is for a place that is literally called something like "Cat Space Coffee," which kind of works with the picture.
2 comments:
Your new nickname is "Juicy Dumpling"
I want that juicy dumpling sign more than anything I've ever wanted. Seriously.
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