What have those crazy Japs done now? (那些疯狂小日本都做了些什么？)
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）：
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？！
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December 19, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Could have been bacon too! Americans wanted to convince that chcocolate + bacon was the most delicious invention ever. :D
Did you try it? :D
December 21, 2009 at 12:39 am
TBH it’s 1am right now and chocolate + bacon sounds like a pretty damn good recipe…
December 19, 2009 at 6:48 pm
“Salt & Chocolate”? That’s nothing, mate!
Wait till you try “Chocolate Chicken”! Ha ha…
December 20, 2009 at 11:31 pm
That sounds like something a stoner would eat!
December 19, 2009 at 7:31 pm
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December 19, 2009 at 7:36 pm
巧克力加盐？
December 20, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Want to try??
December 19, 2009 at 9:38 pm
u mean Strategic Arms Limitation Talks?
December 21, 2009 at 12:06 am
:D:D:D
December 19, 2009 at 11:12 pm
guess, salt iodized or not?
December 19, 2009 at 11:35 pm
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
December 20, 2009 at 10:11 am
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:)
December 20, 2009 at 11:48 am
小日本的东西，很贵啊。
December 20, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Little English stuff in a Japanese box = expensive!
Little English stuff = cheap!
December 20, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I have to admit that each time it makes me uncomfortable when western people compare Chinese with Japs. Chinese and Japs are totally different.
December 20, 2009 at 11:36 pm
It makes me uncomfortable when Chinese people compare English people to Americans. Americans are totally 硬盘!
December 22, 2009 at 5:45 am
I thought you were American?
December 22, 2009 at 11:36 pm
DIAF
December 23, 2009 at 4:10 am
WTF they’re a hard drive? My Chinese is.. blah.
December 20, 2009 at 10:33 pm
相当诡异…so weird…
December 20, 2009 at 10:58 pm
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.
December 21, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Salt mix chocolate..|o|
maybe a new taste, haha..
December 21, 2009 at 1:58 pm
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
December 21, 2009 at 3:25 pm
So it’s SH dialect. Thanks, Money:)
Honestly, I rarely hear my American teachers make fun of English people.
December 22, 2009 at 1:10 am
I make fun of them. But then they do a Texas accent and, well, I get put in my place.
December 22, 2009 at 4:45 pm
圣诞快乐！
December 24, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Oh dear sweet jeebus! You can’t do that to chocolate!!! :/
January 2, 2010 at 6:00 pm
It really is a crime!
December 28, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Salt!
Japanese also use salt when eat watermelon…..
January 2, 2010 at 5:48 pm
So strange!!! Water + salt = sea!!! :P
January 2, 2010 at 9:34 pm
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.