The Planet Doesn’t Have Time

I always keep an eye open for interesting English on t-shirts and other types of clothing. Waiting in line at the office elevator this morning, I noticed this message on a guy’s jacket:

planet-doesnt-have-time

It reads:

THE PLANET DOESN’T HAVE
TIME FOR THIS

This message felt so appropriate, during the time of COVID, during a time of ongoing environmental crisis, during a time I am unusually busy at work, waiting in line for an elevator. And it’s Christmastime, too.

Notice that everyone is wearing masks. We had a mini scare two weeks ago at the Pudong International Airport which resulted in more mask wearing again, plus now that it’s winter, people really don’t mind the masks (it helps keep your face warm).

Otherwise, life in Shanghai is pretty normal.

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John Pasden

John is a Shanghai-based linguist and entrepreneur, founder of AllSet Learning.

Comments

  1. Troy Curtis Says: December 9, 2020 at 9:52 am

    I like it! In Chinese is that “这个世界没有时间”?

  2. Masks again….here almost no one is wearing a mask these days. I still do, figure flu season is also here now. It’s like a seatbelt now, almost automatic

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