We’ve been home, sleeping in our own beds for one whole week now. It’s good to be home, but whew… it does take me some time to get back on track. Besides jet lag, there were so many things to tend to — unpacking & organizing, shopping, banking, paying our rent, calling friends.
In lieu of a longer post, here are some Crazy English shots from Beijing. Hope this tides you over for a while.
On our way back to China, we had to spend one night in Beijing (due to flight schedules). It was actually nice to be able to shower and sleep after that killer 13 hour flight from Chicago.
We took a shuttle from one terminal to another where we put our 10 trunks/cases in left luggage. We saw this on the shuttle window. Not too bad, actually. At least you know what it means.
When you’re a bleary eyed foreign family looking for a place to sleep for the night, don’t expect any bargains in Beijing. We got totally taken at this hotel. It was NOT 100% perfect. Just a glance at this sign in the elevator can prove that.
For what we paid, it should have been a four star hotel. It was more like a two star. (The reservation desk said it was three stars. Whatever. It was a place to lay my tired head.) We all ended up with dozens of mosquito bites from our stay. The good news was that since we woke up super-early with jet lag, we ventured out on our own to find some breakfast instead of waiting for the hotel breakfast (notoriously bad). We got some amazing street food for just a few dollars. I even found an ice cold coke as my coffee substitute. I was a happy camper.
Back to Terminal 2 to await our domestic flight, we found these three Chinglish examples.
Lei in Chinese means tired. I sure was feeling lei! I thought a Tired Cafe seemed pretty appropriate. Feeling tired? Have a cup of coffee! In fact, it was named after the Hawaiian Lei as you can see from the Chinglish explanation below.
Actually, there was no alcohol served here, just hot water (boiled so it’s safe to drink).
Maybe PRESTIGE wasn’t a big enough word for this billboard inside the terminal. Maybe it wasn’t “NOUN” enough. Add on a -NESS just to make it clear.
Enjoy!
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It takes me 10 days to get over jet lag which is one of the reasons I don’t travel much ~ well, travel requiring crossing time zones! We enjoy the (miss)use of English here (Germany) too. Right now with the World Cup going on, we here a lot about the “public viewings” around the country; they all watch the matches on a big screen in a public place. For an American english speaker, that is just not right, and it makes me laugh every time I hear it! Your examples are very funny ~ I love Prestigeness!!
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OOPS! I should check my own english before hitting submit ~ we “hear” about the public viewings!!
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Am so glad you had a great trip and made it home safely. We’ve missed you and look forward to your wonderful posts again!
Blessings to you and your family
Welcome home! Glad you had a safe trip.
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I’m glad that you and your family have arrived home safely. As always, I do enjoy these cute little posts of crazy English.
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Glad you are back Jimmie! You’ve been missed.
I’m glad to hear that you made it home safe and sound.
(I was a little bummed to hear that you probably went right by me when you went to COSI. We could have stood on the side of the highway and waved when you passed.)
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Welcome home, Jimmie! We’ve missed “seeing” your cheery face in the blogosphere. So, when do we get to hear about all the curriculum “goodies” you brought back with you?
It was interesting to me that the hotel felt it necessary to classify their resturant as a “Chinese Resturant.” As an American, I would think that would be assumed, unless told otherwise.
And on the topic of Chinese resturants, my husband took me to a Chinese buffet last week, complete with sushi bar. I pointed out to him that sushi was Japanese food. I was curious whether sushi actually IS eaten in China or if someone’s just trying to capitalize on American ignorance and food “fashions?”
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Sushi is eaten in China — in Japanese restaurants!
Jimmie,
Welcome back! Glad to hear you arrived home safe and sound. We missed seeing you.
Blessings,
Karen H
Sorry I missed you. We were in the same city for a night. Of course, we were on the other side of town. Glad you are home.
Welcome home! Wish I could help with the laundry. I’m so glad you enjoyed the states so much! It was nice knowing you were here, even if it was on the opposite side of the U.S. – Kate
Again, welcome home! Thanks for sharing these signs.. they always make me smile!