Shanghai Bob

If you have some free time (which you clearly do if you are reading this blog), check out http://www.hanzismatter.com for examples of misused Chinese and Japanese characters in tattoos and advertisement.

Today I saw a car with its own tattoo:

Part of the reason I took a picture, though, is because the car brand is Megane, produce by Renault. Every time I see one, I have to laugh — Megane is the Japanese word for “glasses”, a silly name for a car.

These are a little puerile, but I’ve collected some other “brands” that don’t travel well: A German travel group, a small town in Germany near Nürnberg (all the inhabitants are blind), and the Freiburg Traffic Association.

This entry was posted on Friday, September 19th, 2008 at 1:38 pm and is filed under chinese, germany.