Chinatown Alley Scene
Nikon D100, Nikkor 85mm f1.8DWe were walking around at the Chinese New Year Street fair when I noticed a side alley. Every few minutes, an elderly Chinese person would walk into the alley. The light was fading, so I wanted to get a shot before it was too late.
--WT
posted by Warren T. at 11:50 AM
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4 Comments:
What I'm about to say has little if anything to do with photography.The four Chinese characters advertising "TAM'S hair saloon" has used a funny and likely erroneous "TAM",meaning chat,instead of the surname "TAM".They sound the same but are different in writing.
PAT
Pat, it's common practice in the U.S. for proprietors to use play on words to create "cute" business names. Is this ever done with Chinese business names, or did someone just make a mistake here?
Just curious...
--Warren
Well, I don't know about the practice in the Mainland,where "anything" is possible,here such 'creation' is not common.
PAT
Thanks for explaining the play on words in the "TAM's" sign, Pat - I really enjoyed Warren's photo, and now knowing the additional humor in the sign, it's even better!
Best regards,
SteveR
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