On New Year's Day we tried to go to an All-You-Eat restaurant, but it wasn't open until 3pm, so we went to a local shopping centre and "hung out" until we could get into the restaurant.
The shopping centre was a busy place. Like Boxing Day in Australia and Black Friday in the US, New Year's Day is a popular day for shopping. Shops sell "lucky bags". A bit like a lucky dip, except you just pick a bag and hope for the best. Apparently you can get some great bargains. The Lego shop had $200 worth of Lego on sale for $100, but of course you couldn't choose what was in the bag, so it is a gamble.
Anyway, our boys don't do well "hanging" in a shopping centre, especially on a busy day, so we were struggling to figure out two spend two hours there!
I suggested we keep our eyes open for "strange/funny English". Here are some things we found:
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| Our 8 y.o. took this label literally and thought it odd till we explained that it is supposed to conjure up images of fondue for lips! |
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| This isn't so much funny English as bad English: "3 pieces bowl and tray". Found in the Disney store! |
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| A little hard to read, but the last instruction is to "Keep our reach of children." |
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| Gloves. |
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| These were just a strange product: Matchmaking cards. |
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| The list reads as follows: Who seems good cook Who seems glamorous (fair enough so far) Who seems wheedling person (there's a compliment for your girlfriend!) Who seems coquetry person (this is a word?) Who seems likeable as pet (wow?!?) |
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| I like this one. Throwing cards arbitrarily is considered uncivil! |
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| I saw this caution on several different products: "Child fewer than 4years old directly disable." Hmmmm! |
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