Dog rack

November 5, 2014 / slightlyreworded / 2 Comments

So apparently the racks outside the bank aren’t just for bikes. I hope this little guy didn’t have to wait long.

Snakes and alcohol don’t mix

October 30, 2014January 6, 2015 / slightlyreworded / 4 Comments

I recently wrote a review of the world’s first bar dedicated to baijiu, a traditional Chinese rice liquor. Capital Spirits opened in August in Beijing, and offers more than 40 different varieties of baijiu.

Baijiu, which literally translates into “white liquor,” has been made in China for more than 5,000 years. The drink is generally 40 to 60 percent alcohol by volume, and its taste has been compared to bathroom cleaner and cheap perfume. Continue reading →

Worst translation ever?

May 2, 2014May 5, 2014 / slightlyreworded / 5 Comments

I’ve lived in China for almost four years, so I’m used to seeing bad translations, more commonly known as Chinglish. But this one, in downtown Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, stopped me in my tracks. It’s a store selling makeup products called, simply: Slavery.

(In Chinese, the store is called Xiao Xian Nu, or 小仙奴. I have no idea what they intended to mean.)