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Jan Garanoz
Thanon Pemavipat
Chiang Rai, 57000
Thailand

Creative use of the English language in China

Photo of bathroom instructions in Chinese English seen in Shenzhen, China


Photo of computer instructions in Chinese English seen in Shenzhen, China


This is the signboard of a Property and Casualty INSURANCE Company with offices in many Chinese cities. On the signboards, there wasn't enough space for the word "Insurance", so they left it out. Now they apparently are a casualty company. I just hope they handle the casualty cases of their customers more diligently than the English language.


When a coffee lounge becomes coffee-language...


What China wants to tell the world in the international language is this: when a train stops at a station, please do not use the toilets!




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