If anyone ever had the chance to or was contemplating moving to China – I’d say: do it! It has such entertainment value.
If you’re lucky, every day can be a mini adventure – or perhaps it’s just me!? No seriously – no other country I’ve visited or lived in, so far, has been as diverting as China. Take today for example. We were innocently wandering the streets of Ningbo trying to find a quiet place to work at (the perks of the job) when, without any warning, these signs suddenly appeared before us, all nicely arranged in a row, one after the other … Hysterical laughter followed … (for extra points – can you spot the non hysterical originals?):
I tried to find originals for all the fake signs, as comparisons, but got distracted by other equally comical brand names whilst doing so. Such as for example ‘Lui Chantant’ or ‘Singing Lui’ for those french speakers among you, and an anagram of Crocodile or of what might come out as Crocodile if you pronounced it in a chinese fashion.
Now if that’s not reason enough to come and explore this place, I don’t know what is! That much entertainment in one day … phew!
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