Some Advice For China
Posted on March 31, 2008 - Filed Under ideaDRUNK's ideas
I was walking around the Eatons Centre in Toronto on Saturday when I came across a “demonstration”. I asked one of the participants what was going on, and was told that it was a “United China” rally. Wait … what? Since when do people protest FOR China? It’s like holding a pro-American rally in France. Or pimps demanding better legal rights for smacking up their ‘hos.
Pro-China Supporters in Vancouver
With all of the controversy and protests regarding the situation in Tibet, some patriots thought that it would be a good idea to hold a march to support their native land. But I’m not going to knock patriotism. It’s admirable to be proud of your heritage.
However, I asked a gentlemen participating in the chanting what they hoped to achieve by this. He told me he wanted all Canadians to know that China is united as one. And that’s cool too. I had only one piece of advice for him (and the organizers in Toronto).
MAKE YOUR SIGNS IN ENGLISH!
All of the slogans on their signs were in Chinese. From my personal experience, most Canadians don’t read Chinese. And if they can’t read what’s on your signs, or understand the rallying chants, I have a feeling that they might not pick up the message.
Vancouver supporters got it right… check it out! Signs in English!
It’s funny, because companies do the same thing. They are so internally focused that the forget how to connect with their customers. They’re just speaking to themselves. So my advice to China – remember who your audience is and speak their language.
- Christian
PS. On a more political note, check out this picture below:
I haven’t been able to authenticate it from a proper news source, but it appears to be members of the PLA preparing to get dressed in Tibetan monk garb. All I’m saying is that they probably aren’t doing it because it was Holy Week.
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where did you find that last picture??
I went on to Flickr and searched for “China protest” and this site popped up:
http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/chinese-orchestrating-riots-tibet.htm