Does this look like Mickey Mouse to you?
Beijing officials deny allegations of trademark violations thusly:
When asked about the resemblance to Mickey, a spokesperson replied, “They have square holes in their ears. They are not copies.” The spokesperson suggested the statues are unique because they incorporate the themes of old Chinese coins (the square holes), the year of the rat, the Olympics and the financial district into the design. However, children passing by the statues were seen pointing and saying, “Look! It’s Mickey!” Source: JapanProbe
I can’t remember where I found this. I think it might have been on Mutant Palm But here’s a handy little javascript link that you can install into your browser. Use it anytime you want to translate a Chinese webpage into English using google translate.
Just drag this link to your browser to install: Ch-En
From the Seven Castles Blog comes 130 signs you’ve been in China too long. I won’t re-publish the whole lot here, but instead I encourage you to head over to Seven Castles and read them all for yourself.
Here are a few that I found myself guilty of:
9. You buy a round trip air ticket in China.
11. You start calling other foreigners Lao Wai.
22. Your body no longer needs dairy products.
27. You have to pause and translate your phone number into English before telling it to someone.
34. You see some real cleavage and think WOW!
35. You ask fellow foreigners the all-important question “How long have you been here?” in order to be able to properly categorize them.
62. Firecrackers don’t wake you up.
67. You (male) wear white socks with your business suits.
76. The shortest distance between two points involves going through an alley.
113. You draw characters on your hand to make yourself understood.
117. You aren’t aware that one is supposed to pay for software.
119. You get offended when people admire your chopsticks skills.
121. Your collection of business cards has outgrown your flat.
Liu Xiang has more to worry about than just Usain Bolt next month…
