Sunday, September 11, 2011

For Your Viewing Pleasure

This is perhaps the strangest - though definitely not the only - hotdog
creation we've seen in Wuhan. The "pig-in-a-blanket" concept seems
to be popular.

Is that a mildly-racist representation of an African-American on a box of
toothpaste? Probably, but lest there be any confusion, the Chinese text
under the Darlie brand name clearly reads "Black People Toothpaste."
You can read more here. 

Okay, so the name of the candy isn't spelled exactly the same as that internal organ,
but with the nice graphic on the box, you have to wonder. The Chinese means something
about "clinking jade." Hmm. Well, they do actually taste pretty good.

While shopping for a sheet to serve as a slipcover for our couch, we came
across this brand of sheets that offers helpful gender-based coding on their
product. While the pink hearts did appeal to me, we opted instead for the
blue sheet with stripes - marked "for female."

From a washbasin - apparently it's not chocolate in that heart!

You can't really see it, but trust us, those are Washington Apples in
one of the Wuhan Wal-Marts!

2 comments:

  1. Wow. Wow on so many levels. These photos crack me up. Is that hotdog sitting on a bed of lettuce? My American sensibilities of keeping my unhealthy foods as unhealthy as possible can hardly bear it. :)

    Nice to see your face, Inga! :)

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  2. That hot dog is disturbing...

    Isn't all beer "Happy Beer"?

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