19 December 2009 ~ 31 Comments

What have those crazy Japs done now? (那些疯狂小日本都做了些什么?)

I didn’t realise until recently (my history knowledge is a little poor) that China and Japan are not exactly the best of friends. I’m not going into the details, but suffice to say there are long held prejudices that seem to be holding the two countries back from becoming the best of friends (any time soon at least).

最近我才意识到(我的历史是有点差)中国和日本不是最好的朋友。细节我不说了,但我只想说两国要成为好朋友还要段时间(不过至少以后总会好的)。

Japanese culture, however, is thriving in Shanghai. There are lots of little shops and boutiques with imported stuff, and watching anime is a favourite pastime of a high percentage of teenagers and early 20 year olds (basically anyone without a job who has the time to watch 500 episodes of One Piece).

然而日本的文化在上海蓬勃发展。有许多小商店和精品店进口很多日本的东西,看动漫可以说是很多20几岁的青少年最喜欢做的事情(基本上无业的人会花时间看500集的海贼王)。

I went to the local Japanese import food shop the other day and was amazed with the selection – but had to double-take when I noticed McVITIE’S BISCUITS sitting there! I could hardly contain my excitement at the prospect of some chocolate Hobnobs to dunk into my coffee…but these ones had a special ingredient.

一天我去了上海的一个日本进口食品商店,那里的东西多得吓死我 – 但在我看到 McVITIE’S饼干的时候,我觉得不得不三思而行!对于巧克力饼干的美味,我产生了一种难以抑制的兴奋以及憧憬…想象着把消化饼蘸着我的咖啡吃……可是,这些饼干有一个特殊的成分…一个很奇怪的成分…

Can you guess what it was? (Guess first, then click to see):

你猜是什么?(先猜,然后点击看):

Chocolate and what now?

You dirty Japs! What have you done to our biscuits?!

小日本鬼子!你们对我的饼干做了什么?!

31 Responses to “What have those crazy Japs done now? (那些疯狂小日本都做了些什么?)”

  1. Elisa 19 December 2009 at 5:29 pm Permalink

    Could have been bacon too! Americans wanted to convince that chcocolate + bacon was the most delicious invention ever. :D

    Did you try it? :D

  2. London Caller 19 December 2009 at 6:48 pm Permalink

    “Salt & Chocolate”? That’s nothing, mate!

    Wait till you try “Chocolate Chicken”! Ha ha…

  3. GEZ鸽子 19 December 2009 at 7:36 pm Permalink

    巧克力加盐?

  4. longtea 19 December 2009 at 9:38 pm Permalink

    u mean Strategic Arms Limitation Talks?

  5. caeserts 19 December 2009 at 11:12 pm Permalink

    guess, salt iodized or not?

  6. SunQ 19 December 2009 at 11:35 pm Permalink

    China and Japan are not exactly the best of friends
    这句话的表述感觉有点问题,中国和日本并不是最好的朋友,或者应该表述为中国和日本并不是好朋友……

    巧克力加盐,很不错的创意,很变态的吃法

  7. Yurii 20 December 2009 at 10:11 am Permalink

    Well, as far as I know, the friendship between China and Japan degraded a lot from the 1990s.
    Take a look at newspapers of the 1980s, you will feel a totally different atmosphere:)

  8. LAONB 20 December 2009 at 11:48 am Permalink

    小日本的东西,很贵啊。

  9. Jenny 20 December 2009 at 9:34 pm Permalink

    I have to admit that each time it makes me uncomfortable when western people compare Chinese with Japs. Chinese and Japs are totally different.

  10. leehow 20 December 2009 at 10:33 pm Permalink

    相当诡异…so weird…

  11. Jenny 20 December 2009 at 10:58 pm Permalink

    I’ve heard that cooking some dessert still needs a little salt to make it more tasty. Perhaps it’s just the chemical reaction of salt & sugar.

  12. Jutoy 21 December 2009 at 12:18 pm Permalink

    Salt mix chocolate..|o|
    maybe a new taste, haha..

  13. Money 21 December 2009 at 1:58 pm Permalink

    It makes me uncomfortable when Chinese people compare English people to Americans. Americans are totally 硬盘!
    hahahahahaha~Oli~you are very good at SH dialect~I 服了 U

    • Jenny 21 December 2009 at 3:25 pm Permalink

      So it’s SH dialect. Thanks, Money:)
      Honestly, I rarely hear my American teachers make fun of English people.

  14. Jake 22 December 2009 at 1:10 am Permalink

    I make fun of them. But then they do a Texas accent and, well, I get put in my place.

  15. ROCKBUNCH.com 22 December 2009 at 4:45 pm Permalink

    圣诞快乐!

  16. anonymiss 24 December 2009 at 4:11 pm Permalink

    Oh dear sweet jeebus! You can’t do that to chocolate!!! :/

  17. lioz 28 December 2009 at 10:00 pm Permalink

    Salt!
    Japanese also use salt when eat watermelon…..

    • Oli 2 January 2010 at 5:48 pm Permalink

      So strange!!! Water + salt = sea!!! :P

  18. Robert Schrader 2 January 2010 at 9:34 pm Permalink

    Our last British teacher just left at PSQ, but I gave him shit all the time. I constantly reinforce the “American way” of saying things to our students. In truth, I have a hard time calling anything but a soft, warm, fluffy dinner complement a biscuit, so I’ll use that as my rationale without going into further detail.


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