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  • HYpno27
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    Originally posted by Ardesco View Post
    When I went to china Beijing Zoo's new pool for giant turtles and variopus other sea life had "the most advanced modem facilities"...

    (I think they meant modern )
    varioplatypus

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    I've done contracts in China and part of the charm is the badly translated signs. Often they are quite literal, and you do get more of a feel for the culture, but more often they are straight out jokes, may have been a mistake at first, but others have copied it knowing it is wrong, as a kind of in-joke, a perfect example of this is "Long time, no see!".

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  • Ardesco
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    When I went to china Beijing Zoo's new pool for giant turtles and variopus other sea life had "the most advanced modem facilities"...

    (I think they meant modern )

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  • Lucy
    started a topic The Chinese are worried about what their 'english' signs actually say

    The Chinese are worried about what their 'english' signs actually say

    It's the least of their worries actually!


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