Not only have I seen my first Beijing Olympics tshirt–bright red and extra large, on a man eating breakfast in Charleston, South Carolina, the week before last–but the 2008 Olympics are being mentioned even in the free paper you get on the Tube here in London:

Other bizarre phrases you may encounter include ‘no noising’ (quiet please), ‘jumping umbrella’ (hang glider), ‘question authority’ (information booth) and ‘burnt meat biscuit’ (a savoury snack), says survey firm GLM.

China’s government wants all mistranslations removed from Beijing signs by the 2008 games.

Source: Making a meal of fresh Chinglish | Metro.co.uk