Madness In The Middle Kingdom

Found this series of videos produced by DanWei TV that have been posted on YouTube. The obvious ripoff of “Sex in the City” notwithstanding as a “resident” of China I found the videos to be pretty cool and sometimes amusing. Here is a sample.

Lost In Translation - Chinese selecting English names. This video is especially related to my life as a teacher at a school where the students must select an English name. In my time I have taught a male student named Penguin (no idea why he chose it), a female student named Onion (one of the smartest people I have ever met and she chose it because she felt she had many layers which she did), a male named Bush (way way way too many jokes), and an assorted collection of students named Fire, River, and Sky. (not to be confused with Earth, Wind and Fire). The oddest name I have this year is Shekkr (she hates to be called Shrek by the way). I can tell you from experience that the students who have chosen the name Genius are in fact NOT and the many Edisons that we have had really do not have working lightbulbs. The name that I have found the most peculiar, including Onion and Penguin, was a student named Stuff. Comedy like this writes itself. Without further adieu I give you Sexy Beijing - Lost in Translation