From The New York times
Apr. 19th, 2007 01:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)

Ahead of the Olympics, China is trying to improve its citizens’ public manners and curb behavior that might offend foreigners. Beijing officials are also trying to improve the English of some ads. A better translation of the sign above might be, “Find something new and be pleasantly surprised.”
Wow, don't know what to add to that.
EDIT: You must, you must, you must read the article that that belonged to-- No Spitting on the Road to Olympic Glory, Beijing Says
Peace, Ghani
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on 2007-04-19 10:19 pm (UTC)