Category Archives: Transport

An Order from the Chinese Rail Gods: Do Not Lie Down!

Posted on 12 January 2012 by David Feng

Apparently, the underground passageway for exiting riders is not the ideal substitute for a bed (or one of those super-deluxe seats in Business Class). For if you attempt to lie flat there, you’ll be hurried out of the place — … Continue reading →

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Is that light OFF — or NO?

Posted on 11 January 2012 by David Feng

Ah, Premier (deluxe) Class on the Chinese high speed railways. God class. Where everybody treats you like a right royal rider, and you get free Dezhou Braised Chicken for free (apparently). Oh — and it also comes, on CRH380A trains, with … Continue reading →

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When You Take the Escalator… with Chinglish on it…

Posted on 8 January 2012 by David Feng

I’m at a loss for words. This sign just outright doesn’t make sense. It — like — ends halfway through where it’s not supposed to end! It’s madness total. When you take the elevator safety… what will happen?… Plus, it’s … Continue reading →

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Self-Servicing Yourself to Some Italian Chinglish Tickets…

Posted on 13 November 2011 by David Feng

Un po’ d’italiano here in the city of the West Lake, Hangzhou — the Self-servico Ticket Office… Trouble is, for the average expat without a second-generation PRC ID card, these machines in that office laden with Chinglish are — well, just … Continue reading →

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Ramping Slowly to the Tune of… Chinglish

Posted on 8 November 2011 by David Feng

To do Chinglish right in a car park, not only do you have to roll up the ramp slowly, but you also have to — ramp slowly. As in — make the ramp thingy a verb… Either that, or it probably means … Continue reading →

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Take Care Of Your Chinglish Treasures

Posted on 25 October 2011 by David Feng

Seriously… I wonder what happens if I push that red button. I’m… a little intrigued. Maybe if I push that it’ll show scarier Chinglish… Riiight… Either that, or it’s a treasure itself. As in the Chinglish: Take Care Of Your … Continue reading →

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Chinglish That Considers Trains To Be… Planes

Posted on 23 October 2011 by David Feng

Ai ya. This is when you start realizing that the guy that did the translation had no idea between the difference between trains and planes. But hey, with the CRH380BL blazing past 487.3 km/h on a test run in early … Continue reading →

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