Why You Can't Say 'I Voted!' in Chinese—at Least in China at http://t.co/vu4Z30VM Two different worlds electing their new President in 2012.
November 10, 2012
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Why You Can't Say 'I Voted!' in Chinese-at Least in China
On election day I showed a multi-lingual "I voted!" sticker from California and mentioned the piquant fact that in 2012, the year when both China and the United States are choosing their new presidents, the phrase 我已 投 票! - "I voted!" -- can appear in America but not in mainland China.