Today when we were Weibbing about as usual, we stumbled upon a sentence that was so bizarre we just had to investigate it. Strange enough was the combination usage of English and Chinese, but what really piqued our interest was the tagline "Shanghainese will understand." With that challenge posed, we of course decided to decipher it.
Stupid slang to impress your Shanghainese friends
Spotted in Beijing: Obama Fried Chicken!
Obama supermarkets, Obama sex dolls, Buddhobama, and now this.
Chinglish of the Day: Shanghai hotel spa promises to warm your nether regions in winter
Spotted in a Shanghai hotel by the guys from Engrish.com: "Foot-soaking in spring time will strengthen Yang and reinforce vital energy, in summer it will dispel disease caused by heat and dampness, in autumn lubricate intestines and in winter warm the pubic region."
Shanghai Snapshot: DIY massages don't sound like a great deal
We're all for a little self love, but we're not sure we're willing to pay 88RMB for 60 minutes to do-it-ourselves.
Tuesday Timewaster: Touch My Body (Tuts My Barreh) — Karaoke Fail
"If there's a camel up a hill, then it's Gong Li with me, when I doooo, when I doooo... "
Yet more Engrish...
Thanks to reader Brian Lim who took this picture at the Shigongshan park in Suzhou! Send more pictures of bad Engrish our way at info AT shanghaiist DOT com...

