June 2, 2010

Chinglish in a Shigatse Supermarket

Reeling from a bad morning at Tashilhunpo Monastery (see post of 2010.06.02--who knew we were so sensitive?), we found ourselves with many free hours in Shigatse and not much to do. The Old Town was pretty much deserted because people were out of town for local holiday picnics, and we weren't about to pay more admissions for more second-rate sights. And so we thought that we might as well enjoy a day in Anytown, China, which is what most of Shigatse looks like, and headed to a local mall. The mall itself was pretty crummy, the Lenovo shop even locking up their WiFi when they realized that we were using it, but it did have quite a nice supermarket.

"Mr. Bond coffee -- American pattern -- >> I'm young..I'm coffee"



When we saw the cans of Mr. Bond coffee (not bad, by the way), we thought that we might as well spend a half hour looking through the grocery store for awkward or nonsensical English. Here's what we found:

"Almond -- used to flavor extracts, liqueurs and orgeat syrup. T' -- els of apricot and peach pits have a similar flavor -- same toxic effect (destroyed by heating) as b -- hios. Pistachios are available blanched o -- sliced, chopped, candied, smoked, i -- nd in many flavors. Toasting Pis" It seems like they were trying to be helpful by cutting and pasting an encyclopedia entry or something?



"THEUNITEDSTATES - MSLP - THE NEW TASTE & EUROPEAN TASTE"



"CHONQING STRANGE-TASTE HORSEBEANS"



"May the breeze bring you The tenderness and warmth from me Far from each other we may be. Yet still you are here, At the bottom of my heart." Rather poetic for a bag of pistachios.



"Choiceness raw material Produced meticulous"



This one isn't really even about bad English--just that the product itself is so odd, that they shouldn't have bothered to translate. Would any English speaker really buy this for their child?



This cleanser removes horniness.



No doubt others have remarked on this, but "jissbon" is a popular brand of condoms in China.


"MOTH KILLER - mothproof toothpaste"



"Old Chengdu. Sichuan special products. The hands tear the serial products of beef of "liuyanggou" is chosen the adult yak's crua meat of the prairie of Ruoergai of Abab state carefully. (Only accounts for 3% of the whole yak's body) complement with several dozen natural plant seasoning, pass several dozen modern craft refined. It is mouth feel unique, aromatic and strong, and pleasant impression is long." I personally don't want my yak jerky to leave a long impression in my mouth.

6 comments:

Hotel Chicago said...

Any new travels recently? Looking forward to some more adventures.

holiday south africa said...

wow so many tasty fods,

Hotel Studio City said...

You have to love Chinese supermarkets. Not sure about that toothpaste.

Stella said...

I love these photos!

Greg Mills said...

Just as importantly, she has now shown the rest of the world how to rig this simple device which will undoubtedly be used in future medical emergencies everywhere a pandemic occurs.

Although soft spoken & diminutive in stature, her calm voice, measured words and resolve behind the eyes lets you know that she is certain of what must be done for her hospital. “The immediate crisis is past but we know that the next one may be right around the corner” says Kinikar. “We don’t want money” she says somewhat surprisingly, but goes on to explain. “We need equipment and supplies. Money just gets misdirected and anything we order though the local government takes a very long time to get here. If donations can come in the form of medical equipment like ventilators, we can cut through the red tape and start using them right away.” The recent flu outbreak underscored the need. “The little nasal bubble CPAP device,” now dubbed “Bubbles of Hope” by Dr. Kinikar, “helped pull us out of a crisis and saved many lives, but we need so much more on an ongoing basis for the next public health emergency.”

The owners of CCSVI Clinic and The CliniCard have jointly donated working capital and a pledge to purchase medical equipment on an ongoing basis for Sassoon Hospital. We hope the bit of personal money we have put up will attract some attention and challenge others to do the same.” says Broeska. “I don’t think there is a case in medical history where such a small amount of equipment could be proven to have gone so far. Anyone who wants to donate can do it through us. We’ll show you what your money bought and every penny will go to the purchase of medical supplies and equipment for Sassoon Hospital. Of course if you want to buy medical equipment directly for Dr. Kinikar, I’ve got their grocery list”. Please contact us at CCSVI Clinic on this site to donate.
Dr. Aarti Kinikar’s Philosphy:
Dr. Kinikar teaches her students to think things through.

“You must use your creativity and if you have the basic scientific knowledge, you will be able to do a lot of things with the medical supplies on hand in a hospital.”
Many areas of the world like the US and Europe are fortunate to be able to offer their patients the latest, most expensive medical technology. A recent study confirmed that US hospitals have more ventilators per capita than any other country. But in a severe pandemic or other extreme crisis, the number of patients could easily overwhelm the supply of medical equipment at any hospital. Rationing supplies and treatment along with prioritizing patients might look necessary but Kinikar’s experience points to another possible solution: “Just keep on thinking.” she tells her students.

In 2010, the B J Medical College Research Society awarded Dr. Kinikar the Suchintan trophy for her unique invention and the way she dealt with the crisis at Sassoon.

Greg Mills said...

CCSVI Clinic Receives Joint IRB Approval for Aftercare Protocol Study.
Dr. Don Simonson, the Principal Investigator for the study agrees; “Of course there are other reasons that patients restenose, depending on the condition of their veins in the first place, and operator inexperience, so we have designed a study that isolates the aftercare protocol because we feel it may be at least as important, and in any case well worth studying.”
CCSVI Clinic is already sponsoring patients for this protocol with a 10-day stay in the hospital where patients will be imaged daily, post procedure. If there is evidence of re-occlusion, they will be taken back to the OR and re-treated. To comply with the IRB approval, once home, patients will be examined and/or surveyed at regular intervals by a Principle Investigator (PI) for several years after the treatment to study the changes. Patients will have regular consults with the surgeon who performed their procedure as part of the protocol.
More and more MS patients are reporting initial success (including vascular and some neurological differences) as a result of the venous angioplasty (liberation therapy) but then regression to previous symptoms sometimes within weeks post-procedure. It is estimated that the failure rate of the “liberation therapy” may be 50% or higher, even through the most experienced and best-known surgeons. Consequently, there is increasing concern amongst patients that the liberation therapy hypothesis needs to include a post-procedure protocol that is more refined than simply releasing the patient from the hospital or clinic within hours or a day of the procedure. If the study hypothesis is correct, it means that there are many other considerations that indicate a post-procedure stabilization period, re-examination, and re-treatment if necessary.Please log on to http://ccsviclinic.ca/?p=830 for more information.