Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Happy Halloween

Halloween is not a Chinese holiday so some friends and I were happy to find this store with some Halloween costume and decoration items yesterday.
You can see here some pumpkins and candles etc. nicely displayed on this glass shelf. Do you see the Happy Halloween sign proudly displayed as well? It's backwards! it reads NEEWOLLAH YPPAH!
So funny, and yet so nice at the same time. We were thrilled to see this store and the fact that someone wanted to supply the foreigners (us) with some of the goods we want. But at the same time unable to distinguish that the sign is backwards and looks a bit silly. I did not have the heart to point out the error to the store keeper as saving face is huge in Chinese culture; I would not want to offend anyone.
Happy Halloween to all of you! Hope this made you smile.  ;-)
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  1. Melissa ShawOctober 19, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Heather, those are all great pics! Thanks so much for sharing. It looks like the Landry's are having some awesome adventures. Miss you guys so much and can't wait to see you in December!! XO

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