Chop, chop! (Lost in translation, part 2)

We went to a local Asian restaurant recently. In addition to the traditional American fork, we were also provided with chopsticks.

[Welcome to Chinese Restaurant]

I’m not sure about the glonous history and cultual, but the chopsticks can’t be that hard to use, right?

Here are the directions. Step 1:

[Tuk under tnurnb]

Um, I’m not sure I have a tnurnb, but on to Step 2:

{Chcostick?]

Chcostick? Okay, now I’m thoroughly confused. But I’ll press on to Step 3:

[Now you can pick up anything]

I guess I can pick up anything. With my fork!

(On a later visit to the same restaurant, we found that the supplier of the chopsticks had corrected the hideously mangled English on the chopstick packet. Bravo!)

One Response to “Chop, chop! (Lost in translation, part 2)”

  1. Kenny Yi says:

    Oh my god I saw that at some Chinese restaurant and my brother and I couldn’t stop laughing =D