11/11

Just a quick note here. This one is especially for everyone who bemoans Valentine's Day back home as being unfair to all the singles left alone. Well, China has the answer for you: Singles' Day!

Chosen to take place on November Eleventh due to the high concentration of ones in the date, I am told this is a day where the single men and women are celebrated... with drink specials at Chinese clubs and bars.

Happy Singles Day to all you lonely hearts out there,
Shawn

Laura's Parting Chinglish

With the start of the new semester, we lost a few of our old foreign teaching staff. But luckily, Laura left us something to remember her by. Some of the best Chinglish ever seen by human eyes. The first one is quality. Standard great Chinglish. But the second... well, lets just say that this one makes so little sense that I mulled it over for months, too busy trying to comprehend what it was trying to warn me against to ever take a picture. About a month ago, I realized that it had been replaced from its spot on the Dalian Tram. Gone was the head scratching word puzzle, and I never had a chance to document it in all its glory! Luckily, others were on the lookout.

So thanks Laura for these golden contributions. We'll miss you. Almost as much as that Chinglish from the tram.



Good to know the Plump-ladies will always be able to find job.



Once found in every car of the Dalian Tram. This is the Chinglish Holy Grail.


That's all for now folks,
- Shawn

The First Semester Chinglish Awards

Chinglish (or Chinese English for the uninitiated) is a hilarious ummm... art form... that can be found all over China. Chinglish ranges from random typos, to hilarious non-sequitors to fully formed paragraphs that just make no damned sense. I could go on, but I'm gonna just let the pictures do the talking.

Feel free to click on the images for a more in your face inaugural Chinglish experience.




Pretty, pretty prinless.



Season's Greerigs to you all.



Just because it makes sense doesn't make it any less hilarious.



What makes this great, is that Christmas is spelled right right under Christma.



It's really pretty terrible when it's a simple enough word that you got right the first time...



Twenty Six is my favorite TV show of all time!



Terrifying



My notebook for learning Chinese, here's hoping no one uses it to learn English.



No words needed.



I walked on yhe bridge when I was in Dandong, it was one of yhe more interesting bridges.



Hey, they got it right this time.



A friendly warning.



Good to know.



The back of Archie's (one of our Chinese Teachers) T-Shirts. She had no idea what it all meant. I did.



Just blow up and read. Maybe twice.



Every airport needs one.



Finger licking... K?



This one gives me a headache just trying to come up with a witty caption.



Saf ety fir st.



The next few gems are courtesy of the Dalian Zoo, and then Aquarium. There will be a post all about the two sites... eventually. Until then, here are some powerful and moving signs. And remember, No beating!



There sure can be if we keep beating the animals.



Prove it.


As long as it's filtered.



I'll try not to.



Same rules apply at the aquarium.



Gotta love those European trends!



Our final bit of Chinglish for the day is courtesy of Bianca.


If you're a bit overwhelmed, then this post has done its job. Welcome to the wild and wacky world of Chinglish. The good news is that this is the first of an ongoing new feature on the blog focusing on this bastardization of the language I am here to teach. The bad news is that your head will continue to hurt as the Chinglish rolls in.

Happy all the time!
- Shawn