Category Archives: Humour
Someone Thinks I’m Funny
Hey, I was trolling around the blogs of a few fellow China bloggers the other day, catching up on stuff that I’ve let slide since coming back to China in August. I stumbled upon some surprising news… I was nominated for a Best China Blog: Humor award. Now, I get the sense – mostly from …
Cheques My Ass Can’t Cash
I can’t win. I really can’t. I finally get my first pay cheque in like three months and decide I want to take the missus out to celebrate her recently landing of a yoga instructor job. I’ve been dying to check out this Spanish restaurant, El Meson de Carmen, that is not too far away …
250 Ways To Stupid
Since arriving in China there has been one answer that I’ve quested for more than any other. Weeks into living here, I was given precious information that would leave me ‘in the know’ many times during my stay in China. It was whispered to me in the busy halls of a Dalian Carrefour supermarket by …
Foreign People Zoo
Alright, so Chinese people want to stare at us laowai. It’s time we quit complaining and start cashing in. The “like a monkey in a zoo” thing is something I got chatting with a friend about once and he had the wonderful suggestion that I might just bank on. As I started to delve into …
Funeral Funnery
It would seem we’ve a lot to learn in the West from Chinese funeral planners. I just stumbled on the following AFP article via The Hao Hao Report (thanks Steve). Those that plan to handle my remains, take note: China cracks down on striptease funerals Thu Aug 24, 10:13 AM ET China may be giving …
Cheeky 403
With recent world events, I’m getting a bit apprehensive about travel home in four days. Not so much because I think someone might get a bottle of shampoo through security and put it in my eye (man, that stings!). What I’m worried about are those damn security checks and the delays they may bring. I …
How To Spot A Jap
It’s no secret in Western countries it is oft whispered among the Whities that when it comes to Asians, “they all look the same to us”. I had always assumed this was just our inherent racism, and once you got to know the cultures and such, it would be much easier to say what nationality …
Frigin’ Flags
Being a Canadian it goes somewhat against our (lack of) national identity to watch any sport other than hockey when the Stanley Cup is on… however, in China the madness is all about the quest for a different Cup. Of course I’m talking World Cup. Yup, for any Canucks reading this, there is indeed a …
Where’s My Bottom Horny Layer?
It’s been a while since I’ve seen some good random Chinglish, and certainly didn’t expect it in a small little shop after eating some BBQ and watching England score their first goal of the World Cup, but here we are. The truth is, I really don’t need face cream, but the 6元 price tag was …
