Shanghaiist: Yao Ming either likes beef or Satan

lovely

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:24:38 +0800

Actually, that hand gesture means "I Love You" If you look closely, you see the L and the U. I forget which part is suppose to be the I.

lexi

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:20:08 +0800

the longhorns sign doesnt have a thumb in it... just a fore and pinky finger. still funny though.

frank

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:37:24 +0800

How do you know that its really 1.3 billion. When was the last time China had a comprehensive census, particularly of the rural areas where birth rates are higher....i mean since it consists of 80% fat americans

Kat

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:28:56 +0800

Hey man, the population here is 1.3billion but not 1.4billion...

lexi

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:01:46 +0800

actually, the longhorns sign doesnt include a thumb... just a fore and pinky finger. still funny though.

Jay

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:29:15 +0800

In the old Chinese saying, "as strong as an ox" is just like "strong like a horse" in English. So, the first impression of this ad to most Chinese would be "strong".

Di

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:38:35 +0800

My apologies i forgot that 80% of McDonalds customers in China are fat ass Americans.

frank

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:37:19 +0800

guess what...China is multicultural. As for Frisco, its Asian population is pretty high as well. btw...I'm Chinese American so you really mean local mainland urban youth Chinese right?

Di

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:37:27 +0800

Well you people out there, i tought that was a funny article till i read those lines:"Regardless of the market and target consumer, all ads have become global thanks to the pervasiveness of the Internet. A simple focus group with foreigners probably would have uncovered the unintentional satanic overtones of this ad." YOU ARE LIVING IN CHINA...sorry for those who thought they landed in Frisco. WHICH MEANS guess what, IT IS AIMED AT CHINESE PEOPLE wow amazing. Cultures share different values, perceptions, therefore this ad may totally fit the Chinese market...sorry for the narrow minded dumbass expats out there...

frank

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:16:18 +0800

Cool, you found more context for the hand horns aswell. You also did a great job of lightening the picture which was too dark. This ad campaign is over a year old, but the picture postcard that I had fell from my desk only 2 weeks ago when I was doing my end of year cleaning. -frank

Tiffany

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:01:20 +0800

This ad is hilarious. It's going to be pulled so fast, Yao Ming's "satanic" head will spin!