QotD: Looking Back and Laughing

What will you look back on from 2008 and laugh the hardest about?

"Chinglish"- Speaking both English and Chinese in one's sentences.

the website to look at- Engrish.com
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinglish has become my favorite word.  I was not aware until a few years ago when Engrish.com came along with mis-translated English, in which I had been used to for so many years when I went back home to Hong Kong or parts of Asia to visit my family.  The;westerners would mis-understand their meanings.  I never took a moment until the Olympics came along to take note how mis-translated some of the signs or some of the products were.  Some of them, they are really funny, without meaning to be. 
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Emmi
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Those are priceless. Hong Kong - I'd love to hear what it's like growing up there!
kermieladie0
I was pretty sheltered and our family had a maid, the kind that came from the Philippines. We lived in tall buildings, ride in public trams, and our food as I can recalled were fresh and done in front of our eyes. Expect the poor fishes, where they came from, sadly unknown. Actually, the poultry were sad too, that was another story on its own.

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