Busy Beijing -changing Chinglish to English

The Beijing olympics is scheduled to begin on 8 th August ,2008 .Authorities are busy changing sign boards, sign posts ,restaurant menus ,placards etc from Chinglish to English . Chinglish is a commonly used term for English from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Chinglish is known for its mistranslated sign boards and products. Chinglish can be quite entertaining and evoke instant laughter.Obvioulsy China does not want to become the laughing stock before visiting dignitaries and sportpersons from all over the world. Of cource English is a foreign language and mastering it is difficult . Countries under the former colonial imperialism , speak comparatively good English. Even in such countries this is restricted to metro cities where the imperialists ruled . Even the current statistics, reveal native speakers of the English Language is a negligible 15 % . Out of the estimated 2 billion people using the language, majority of them use it as a common link language. China always had a paucity of native English teachers . With 300 million chinese trying to speak English, English will become more like chinese.

Some chinglish sign boards to entertain you

• If you are stolen, call the police at once .

• please omnivorously put the waste in garbage can.

• deformed man lavatory.

• The stairs and Pu Jiang Hotel of the carving arm-rest is like the long history
  (on a wall next to a staircase in a hotel)

intended to convey "This staircase with carved banister has a history as old as that of the Pujiang Hotel."

• Those who suffer from high blood pressure, mental disease, horrifying of highness and liquor heads are refused.

(notice at the entrance to a ride in an entertainment park)

The four letter F*** word is used in the context of " to do " in some Chinglish boards !!!

• No tresspassing, violators will be shot survivors will be shot again
  

• Be dangerous we are insured

• Danger if you fall in the pond you will be boiled

• Smoking/naked light is prohibited within the petrol filling station

• Welcome to come again

• No photoing no smoking

• your careful steps keeps tiny grass invariably green

• please do not spilt everywhere and liter up .The violators will be amerced with in range of 20 to 50 yuan.

A sign board at world famous Great wall of China

welcome you to visit Mutiyanu great wall.For you and others security please attention to following items

1.please don't carve arbitrarily on the great wall .protect one brick and stone consciously

2.for your safety .please don't climb crelenated wall.

3.please walk carefully on abrupt slope and dangerous way.Dont run and pushes to pash violently and the laugh and frolic

4.please pay attemtion to your safety in the rain and snow weather.

5.old people and children must have been accompanied and leaded by their family members when climbing the great wall .

6.The fire is forbidden here .Please don't take the tinder.

7.When you have a problem please call the alarm tel 61626683

We can find equally funny sign boards in India. Neverthless , one can not understand how such a board can be displayed near the Great wall of China.The Language Police of China is all out to make the boards comprehensible . Let us wish them all the best.