Tag Archives: Chinese life
Chinese WarCraft Access
I still can’t get on Blizzard’s WarCraft page, so I don’t know the official story, but we can’t directly connect to WoW servers in the US. This probably isn’t the only workaround for foreign Warcraft servers, but here’s how we … Continue reading
Life In China
I’ve often wondered at the futility of making advance plans in China. Black And White Cat explains why. The boss says to his secretary: I’m taking you to Beijing for a few days. Get ready to go. The secretary phones … Continue reading
Unskilled
The other day, Stick talked to his adult students about sports. Student: Do you play sports? Stick: Yes, I like to play sports. Student: Do you play table tennis? Stick: Not very much. Student: Do you play badminton? Stick: No, … Continue reading
WarCraft
Foreign World Of WarCraft servers are down/blocked in China. Stick and I might actually have to talk to each other.
Leroy Merlin Circular
I know this isn’t the greatest picture, but the circular is pretty shiny and it’s hard to get a good shot. I hope you can at least see that the trendy alphabet window stickers spell out “go home”!!! Not-so-subliminal message, … Continue reading
China Blog Mixtape
First, here’s a Danwei article about the way the F-bomb pops up in Chinglish translations, and why. Check it out, if only for the screenshot of the computer translations. Lost Laowai talks about the Rape of Nanking. And not in … Continue reading
The Place By Night
The Place, Friday night, after the giant movie screen was turned off.
Traffic Cops
Stick and I were in a taxi last night, when the taxi driver turned around and told us he knew we were British (This happens a LOT… we were actually on the way to a restaurant where the waitress through … Continue reading
World’s Most Boring Lesson
Or my kids playing Verb Charades.
Stick On Life In China
“The next time I play Civ, I’m going to NOT develop Alphabet and see how far my civilization can go.”
