Chinglish on a Car: Picture of the Week
Chinglish on a Car
By this point in my life here in Xinjiang I’m used to seeing “Chinglish” on everything from clothes to wedding albums. Chinglish, for those who don’t know, is either spelling or grammar errors made by Chinese people attempting English. These types of errors aren’t exclusive to China but this country does seem to flaunt them in public for some unknown reason.
Take this car, for example. Some guy in Urumqi spent a good chunk of money buying this vehicle and getting it painted according to his favorite computer game “Counter Strike”. Included in this paint job is the game menu which allows you to quit, find a server, or even report a bug.
There are other “optines” available which I think you’ll agree make this one of the coolest examples of Chinglish on 4-wheels ever
Josh
steven
gayle highberg
Victoria Mega
Reminds me of the restaurant called “Translate server error”!
On the subject of video games though, my other half is so pleased with himself for picking up bits of Italian from Assassin’s Creed. I don’t know whether or not I should tell him that him that what he’s picked up is probably akin to talking in Shakespearean English. Or maybe UbiSoft didn’t go into that much detail.
But back to Chinglish, the one thing that I’ll always say for it is that it shows that someone’s willing to try. Obviously, a professional translation agency should be brought in for important signs and documentation but otherwise, I think it’s harmless. And I always reminds myself that their English is already better than my Chinese will ever be.
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