Archive of 'BeijEnglish'

Edible Boletus Soup

Monday, July 20th, 2009

BeijEnglish – Special Norway Edition!
It’s not often that I see amusing English translations around here, since Norwegians seem to speak better English than I do!
However, I have been notice a few oddities around our canteen lately. Usually it’s just little things that are a bit off, and even when they’re fairly bizarre, you can [...]

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Accidental Humor in Residential Property Names

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Like many big cities, Beijing is plastered with billboards advertising computers, mobile phones, soft drinks, etc., and along the ring roads, giant advertisements tout the city’s latest upscale housing developments and apartment buildings.  While all of these places try to appear upscale and chic, targeting an appearance-conscience population, I always end up amused by their [...]

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