I wrote these posts while (and after) I was a Peace Corps volunteer in China.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Little Miss Jail Bait
I'm way past being jail bait (which, by the way, was what my older cousin David called me when I was 13 and I didn't know what it meant, but I knew I should be annoyed by it), but I saw this shirt on the street last night and couldn't resist adding it to my collection. (Although, Chinese screen printing is apparently only for A cups.) This isn't Chinglish in the strictest sense, the grammar and spelling are correct, but contextually? It's got Chinglish soul. It would go well with the 'I Just Scored' t-shirt I saw this week on a young teenage boy (!).
I wonder if our Chinese tattoos are the cultural equivalent of Chinglish shirts? Surely we've made a mess of those, too. I'm sooo going to tell people if their Chinese tattoo is wrong. "'Love'? No, that says 'rash'." What can I say? I'm helpful like that.
You're funny and that t-shirt is hilarious. I used to call any guy that was even a year younger than me jail bait...back in college. :)
ReplyDeleteThat shirt is just too much...they are so funny over there!!! And yes, it is made for lil' boobs...so you look extra cute in it too!!
ReplyDeleteholy cow if I wore that it'd be stretched into oblivion! Geez!
ReplyDeleteToo funny!
I think the fit makes it even funnier!!
ReplyDeletewhat's at the bottom of the heart? open legs? LOL
ReplyDeleteI wish I had boobs, er, a shirt like that! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHindi tattoos are popular in the west but sometimes they get it sooo wrong.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I had forgotten how much I LOVE your blog. You crack me up! Love the new shirt. :)
ReplyDeleteNow thats a shirt with attitude. A-cup - I would never fit into one. But it is funny!
ReplyDeleteThat shirt is awesome. I want one!
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