Liuzhou Laowai

Random thoughts on life in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China

Archive for the ‘Chinglish’ Category

Liuzhou’s China Daily Fail

For reasons only known to themselves, China Daily has decided to open a special, English language, Liuzhou section on its website. This features sub-sections on Liuzhou news, Liuzhou and ASEAN, investment, interviews, culture, travel, photos and specials. I would love to tell you what ‘specials’ are but the link only goes to a headline about [...]

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How to avoid arrest and talk great Inglish

China kindly publishes English language newspapers to help us idiots to understand what's happening. Occassionally they get the English rite. Not oftun. China Daily usually gets the Englis vaguely write, but is so dull that dead men die again. There is nothing there I want to read. If you want a list of the drunks who [...]

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Take me on a trip 2

Around 23,000 km in less than two weeks. By car, bus, train, boat and plane. I’m exhausted but back in sunny Liuzhou safely. I left on the Friday evening for the overnight bus to Shenzhen on the border with Hong Kong, nipped across, scuttled down to Kowloon and jumped on the Star Ferry to the [...]

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Caution Hole

I was on my way to buy a shiny new computer today when I spotted this. Having pointed out several times that Liuzhou people like falling down holes, I had to show you this. They are now pointing out the better holes to fall down.

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Attention!

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Where the Queen goes for Karaoke?

It is astonishing the things you see while walking around Liuzhou. Yesterday, I passed this karaoke establishment. Yes it is Buclinghampalace!  

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