Lost In Translation

One of the reasons I started this blog was that a little over

4 years ago I changed jobs.

I went from a middle management position where 

I did alot of business writing to a

Logistics Administration position where I communicate

via e-mail to people in China.

I feel like I've had to dumb myself down in my e-mail communication,

leaving out unnecessary words so that messages are clear and concise 

and can be easy translatable in translation software.

Sometimes communication is tough and I have to read

received e-mails aloud so I can ask my coworkers,

"What do you interpret that as meaning?"

A perfect example of lost in translation is this

Christmas wish received today from

Yang who works in a factory in Ningbo, China.

I know he means well, but I just don't get what Yang

was trying to say:

 

Have an icy-icy CHRISTMAS, with BUTTERING MSGs, CHOCALATY CALLS, CREAMY THOUGHTS, FRUITY FUNS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!