30 Reasons To Watch China Olympics
THE China Daily has “30 reasons to watch the Beijing Games” - once the smog clears, naturally.
Want to know why you should watch? (Picture: Beau Bo D’Or Website)
12. “English, English”
A 170-page Chinese Menu in English Version is seen as exemplary of one success of the English-speaking campaign throughout the city.
Well…
Pop stars teaching audiences correct English pronunciation and cab drivers toting language books all are part of Beijing’s multilingual pre-Olympic effort.
Tooting?
“It’s not just about the language, it’s about how open and confident we are,” said Li Yang, founder of Crazy English.
Cray-zee…
Posted: 8th, July 2008 | In: Back pages, Politicians Comments (4) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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July 10th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Do not stop the Tank!
July 8th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Come on, Anorak; this petty carping about the fact that, unless it’s a very, very, very small stadium, none of the spectators will actually be able to see the competitors, is just tall poppy syndrome!
I myself have written to the organisers, pointing out that the relay batons can be easily modified by the addition of a torch on one end, and issued to all competitors regardless of whether they are taking part in a relay.
I appreciate that there might be one or two technical problems with the water sports, but nothing that cannot be resolved by whenever it is…
July 8th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
CRayyze
July 8th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Ok a number 8 down in our local Chinese takeaway is ChowMein dedum, wonder what 8 is in Beijing, or even if 8 is eight or something totally different, oh bloody hell 8 is their lucky number, shall I go through it all again with No 4, which is Prawn……..