chinese=poor english

i think less than 5 percent of them understand english and even fewer speak them. in china, HELLO means a thousand words:
1. hello
2. come here
3. are you kidding me? (or was it killing?)
4. buy this
5. "palimos"
6. water (really!)
7. you're getting into my nerves
8. please rub my back
9. almost every english word given the right non-verbal and extra-verbal communication

and yup, itenery is supposed to be itinerary...

i also saw tons of funny signs througout china. some of the funniest, i failed to take a picture of are:
1. a sign on a convenience store - No guns, firearms and nuclear weapons allowed.
2. in the airport - Items not let inside the airport: animal carcass, soil, soiled clothes

here are a few of the signs i saw... i'll try to add more when i receive the email from francis.