Thanks for everyone who has taken the time to email me and leave comments. Chances are, your questions have been answered in the comments or in a subsequent post. Feel free to look around, and your feedback is always welcome. I love China and spend a great deal of time teaching people English, like some kind of literary Mr. Miyagi. I respond to all who casually yell “HELLO! HOW ARE YOU!” from across the street, even if they don’t understand my response and just giggle and walk away. (That’s approximately equal to everyone minus one.) I speak Chinese with reckless abandon, even when I’m being interviewed on TV. You should do the same when you learn a foreign language, no matter how scary it seems. Just keep trying. Good for learning languages, good for life. And with that, back to the show. As soon as my son stops teething and my daughter stops spackling food into the DVD player, I’ll get to longer commentary. Until then, more busted English. Xie Xie ni!
the ingredients for some wacky Chinese medicine. “You feel that tingling? That’s the Monkey Pads working their way towards the evil spirits!” And if I ever create a product containing animals or plants, I too will use the scientific name. What’s the atomic number of Astroglide?
you tell Pupu and Pee to stay the hell away from my yard.
This was cutefusing. Cute, and confusing. Why are those chicks crying? Why don’t Yaya like making?
I wonder if they suck, too.
This is hilarious because I know EXACTLY why they have ? instead of ‘ - thanks a lot, Miorosoft. how do you say, “Smart Quotes” in Chinese?
I think YaYa’s hitting the llello.
Have you been talking to my wife again?
BEYOND non-toxic. Does that mean I should take it like a vitamin?
Correct, yes. But awfully grandiose for a 20¢ notebook.
Something tells me tomorrow’s most outstanding achievers will be able to afford something better. And the grand finale, another notebook:
11 responses so far ↓
1 tian // Mar 12, 2006 at 1:22 am
I love the monkey pads and miorosoft sign.
2 Chris // Mar 12, 2006 at 2:46 am
Absolutely loving reading your site. I’m British, and am just learning Chinese (well, why not, I thought).
Is there any chance you can switch on the CSS feed for your blog - then I can see what’s new without having to remember to visit?
Keep up the great work!
3 Lygia // Mar 13, 2006 at 2:35 pm
I am so going to get in trouble at work for laughing out loud. In the evenings I teach English as a second language and it is so much fun, But you take the cake!
4 Shaffer // Mar 14, 2006 at 7:16 am
I love your blog. It’s really funny.
I’m a chinese from Taiwan, but i don’t understand why they have ? instead of ‘
Could you teach me about that? Thank you.
5 mpmc // Mar 14, 2006 at 9:57 am
Brilliant, Pure entertainment! Who needs TV?
I can’t stop laughing, Not at the pictures but at your comments after them, very funny!
Congrats on such a brilliant site/blog, Keep it up!
I need a good laugh…
6 Nibelung Valesti // Mar 14, 2006 at 1:33 pm
I’ve just discovered your blog. It rocks serious ass. As a lover of asian/western crossover culture, I’m a huge fan of all things engrish, so thanks a lot for displaying all of the linguistical oddities you come across.
7 Anonymous // Mar 14, 2006 at 5:11 pm
twunty dolla sucky sucky
8 Anonymous // Mar 14, 2006 at 6:24 pm
twunty dolla sucky sucky
9 Anonymous // Mar 14, 2006 at 6:25 pm
me luv dog for dinner, he tinks totem pole alive
10 Anonymous // Mar 14, 2006 at 7:30 pm
he thinks totem pole alive
11 Mike // Oct 26, 2007 at 8:33 am
I think the “Pupu and Pee” image made me laugh most, of anything on your site. I imagine a coy Cantonese accent reading it out excitedly, followed by your gruff voice putting them in their place. Brilliant.
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