Sunday, August 31, 2008

Stupid Signs and Shirts

For anyone who has never experienced the wonderland that is English in Asia, here is a glimpse into the wonderful world of Konglish....or Chinglish...depending on where you are. Believe it or not, there is a a lot of English here, even in Wonju. There are a couple problems however: a) nobody here can read it or speak it and b) most of the time it is tragically wrong, hilarious, or revolting. They only use it because they think English is cool. The idolization of things western is kinda sad. More on that later though...this is a lighthearted post. They have these expensive shirts that are the just the dumbest slogans...we have fun laughing at the people we see on the street. Here is a picture Amy took from our very own Wonju. For more go to http://www.engrish.com




Followed by a few other amusing examples......





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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think I would like to join the Yoga Pirates class...

Definitely....arrrrrrr!

Anonymous said...

PS. I went to that Engrish site, and I was dying laughing. There are some GREAT ones there!

Matt said...

yea engrish rules

Eleazar. said...

ARRR!! - and breathe in and - ARRR!!