Lost in translation 2

From Shanghai, this is the cough drop for the man with nothing to lose. This is made all the funnier by the fact that our Beijing-based tour guide referred to men from Shanghai as "pansy eunuchs."

Lost in translation

On our trip to China this past June we enjoyed friendly tour guides, pushy salespeople, and beautiful sights (even if seen through a perpetual haze). We also enjoyed the results of attempting to translate Chinese characters into understandable English. English words we got; understandable English,  not so much.

If I ever start up a band, "Barbecue Speculation" will be its name. Too bad most French Horn players don't start bands.

(credit goes to my alert wife for snapping a shot of this in a restaurant window as we hurried down the street)