Blogs about: Chinglish
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China Chinwag [Tianjin Travelogue, by the Infected One]
tmabona wrote 1 day ago: The stalls seem to never end. But the Infected One adds nothing to his inner list, afraid tha … more →
“Mom, do you smell cannabis?”
writer80 wrote 1 week ago: I uttered the above words to my mother in the checkout line at Ocean State Job Lot. How many times c … more →
chinglish
beyondbagot wrote 3 weeks ago: Take care of children and oldies on the escalator. Ha. Oldies. Satisfied Race Things Store. The stor … more →
Images From China: Please Forgive
joshuamb wrote 3 weeks ago: Snapped in the Beijing, in front of a Pizza Hut not selling any pizza. Lots more where these came fr … more →
Other ways with Mushroom Fluff
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C wrote 3 weeks ago: I CANNOT wait to take my M-fluff on an “outing, picnic, for all ages” with a legless-pan … more →
Chinglish
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adina alexe wrote 1 month ago: Chinglish e un fel de limbă pe care aparent doar cei din China o înteleg(şi o parte din locuitorii J … more →
Minutemen Meatpuppets Descendents Angst
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Maria Holland wrote 1 month ago: In class yesterday, we had a couple classic cases of tone-induced misunderstandings. We started wit … more →
The Truth About Bugs
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baraholka1 wrote 1 month ago: Just started a new contract in my day job as a Software Engineer. Most of the Dev team have English … more →
German shepherd pie, anyone?
Alan Nothnagle wrote 1 month ago: WHEN YOU’RE IN THE language biz, there usually isn’t much to laugh about. Sure, your col … more →
Some Like 'Em Yung
bobaball wrote 1 month ago: However, if you prefer more experienced ones, you can find them two blocks West. … more →
Lost in translation?
cianoz wrote 1 month ago: Airport announcement: Tsinghua. The 1st tone up, the 2nd down. Dribble dribble numbers… I love … more →
祝你裙子星期快乐！(Happy Skirt Week!)
Maria Holland wrote 1 month ago: I’m not a fan of 8 a.m. class on a Sunday, just for the record. I had the hardest time staying awake … more →
Chinglish Sightings
brittanyhite wrote 1 month ago: Well, at least they used the correct hyphenation in “self-help” Self-Help Providing Mach … more →
Language
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americaninchengdu wrote 2 months ago: Here’s a story for those who’ve asked about my Chinese level. It’s a “conversation” I had with a bre … more →
Pho Kim Long Time
bobaball wrote 2 months ago: More than just a happy ending . . . here you get a delicious bowl of Vietnamese noodles. One of my f … more →
When Chinglish Gets Personal
writer80 wrote 2 months ago: By the way…we’ve never met. … more →
Bonus Edition: My New Lunchbox
Maria Holland wrote 2 months ago: It’s a little lunchbox with two compartments and a set of small chopsticks conveniently stored in th … more →
Front Burner Topics: Racism in China, etc.
Miles wrote 2 months ago: I grew up in New Hampshire. The state’s population is 95.5% white. That’s a lot. More … more →
#1 Seems Like a Good Place to Start
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Maria Holland wrote 2 months ago: I started the day with class at 8:00, which went fine. At 10, we had our second lecture class, which … more →
