Monday, April 8, 2013

The first of MANY posts on China

I'm sitting in the ANA lounge in Japan and I see this, what I can only guess is Italian person, wearing a T-shirt saying I <3 BJ.

If your mind is as dirty as mine, or NOT even, you know what that means. And this guy seems like a nice guy with a family and pushing his toddler in a stroller with his wife by his side. So he doesn't immediately hit me as douche bag guy that proclaims his love for fellatio on a t-shirt a la Fratty McFraterson.

This isn't the first time I've seen this. This girl I met at a hostel in Nanjing had the same thing on, and I had to strike up a conversation about this, because, hey if a girl loves it...

Anywho... apparently I <3 BJ is the new equivalent of I <3 NY, but for Beijing. WTF Beijing??? I'm liking you less and less. I'm guessing whom ever designed this shirt did not consult any westerners. I love this whole pride in Beijing thing, but maybe calling yourself BJ isn't exactly the best of ideas for a shirt for foreigners...

Or is it...

Personally, let's teach some Westerners some Chinese and stick with 北京

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