Saturday 28 December, 2024

This inadvertently rude t-shirt from China proves that some things are lost in translation

Oh dear.

IF YOU TRAVEL to any city, the likelihood is that you will spot a t-shirt emblazoned with “I <3 ___” in a souvenir shop.

Chris Pratt is currently in Beijing and spotted this inadvertently rude take on the I <3 NY model…

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“I <3 BJ”

As in Beijing.

God, what were you thinking?

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