China works on it's English

[strredwolf]

Reuters article.  A small sample:

One well-known Beijing restaurant chain has dishes called "It is small to fry the chicken miscellaneous" and "mixed elbow with garlic mud".

cheftroy ?  kinkyturtle ?  We need the experts on this one!

Comments

[darthparadox.livejournal.com]

Well, here's one expert opinion:

http://www.angryflower.com/itsits.gif

:D

[hrcquirk.livejournal.com]

I am really hoping you messed up "its" on purpose to be cheeky.

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

I wish. Direct quote.

[kesarra.livejournal.com]

We have "pigs in a blanket." Beijing has "ants climbing the tree." What's the problem?

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

Does the average Japanese or Chinese visitor to the US midwest know that "pigs in a blanket" means "hotdog wrapped with a pastry?"

[kesarra.livejournal.com]

Probably not. That means we should change it just for them! Or not. These are the Olympics we are talking about. How hard is it for visitors to take the time to learn something about the country they are in? How about every country just have its own Olympics for its own people. No visitors allowed. No confusion.

I could say a lot about this, but it all boils down to: "The rest of the world is not exactly like you. Live with it. Adapt."

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

I'm not an expert in Chinese...

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

I was hoping for an expert of badly broken English.

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Oh! Well in that case, "It is small to fry the chicken miscellaneous" is clearly a reference to Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, and "mixed elbow with garlic mud" seems to be an ad for some sort of skin care product. Bon appetit!

mickey d's rears its ugly head again

[kesarra.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing "It is small to fry the chicken miscellaneous" is nothing more than chicken fingers or chicken tenders or whatever you call the deep fried little chicken pieces that seem to come from no particular one part of the chicken and are bite-sized.