In China, What They Say Vs. What They Mean…

Chinese are wonderfully obtuse in their language, be it intentional or not. As such, the astute foreigner must learn to read between the lines as it were. The following is a ‘cheat sheet’ to help you decipher their ‘code’ when they are talking to you in English… What they say What they mean Hello Hello Can I practice my English with you either I want to do you or can I sell you something You are strong you are incredibly fat You are open (plural) you all have too much sex You are clever you are smart for a dumb foreigner China has a long history your country is insignificant I am so tried Chinese work hard , you are lazy Do you have a Chinese name? Do you respect China Do you speak Chinese Do you speak Chinese Your Chinese is good At least you try but your Chinese sucks Your Chinese is not bad Your Chinese sucks You dont eat a lot of food ….for such a fatty or you dont eat a lot of good food Do you want to learn Chinese Do you have a gf or can I practice my English for free how long you been to China how long you been to China you are so tall my husband/boyfriend is a wimp China has so many people catch all excuse for any abhorrent behavior in China- they eat dogs,, “In Cina we have so many people. so….we eat dogs” China has so few resources goes with above, its an excuse for deviant behavior Hi foreign friend Look out because this Chinaman/woman is going to F#K you Why did you come to China? Loser

Funny Chinese Fake Products

ADIDOS VS ADIDAS.

Photos of Bejing Smog at Varying Levels

Here are three shots of the same area. You can see how the pollution affects the air in Beijing in each photo. The photos are like the 3 bears, one has no smog, one has a little and one is like sticking your mouth on the exhaust pipe of a truck made in the ’50s

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China’s 4th of July…..

China is approaching her 61st birthday, or the People’s Republic of China is, and as such the streets and subways are packed with people. This will be my third time to see the festivities and quite honestly it is pretty cool. The people in general, seem to be happier less fatigued and we get a few more days of vacation. Last year was huge, they showed off their military weaponry etc. I have no Idea what they will do this year. Oh yeah, the PRC was founded on the first of October, 1949.

Adadas in China-

To me these are kind of funny as usually when I see fake products in Beijing they don’t bother to misspell the names, they spell them correctly but just fake them. For instance, Rolex, Polo etc.. They do not bother to hide the fact that its fake.