Really big show

[tikistitch]

Some chatter on our anime list this morning reminded us of this image:



As you must know if you've been anywhere near China recently, Beijing is the site for the 2008 Olympics. Of course a big part of every Olympic game in modern times is relentless marketing, so everywhere you turn in Beijing there is a kiosk selling Olympic crap, and the little anime-style mascots are pretty much unescapable. We're posing next to an advertising display, but you can see that the larger plushies available for sale in the window behind are really not much smaller. We spotted them everywhere, including at the airport on our way to Shanghai. We wondered if you picked one up at an airport kiosk prior to your flight, how you would go about transporting them to your destination? Do you need to buy them a ticket?

Comments

[blythou.livejournal.com]

I love mascots to bits !

And Pam, you look very good in shorts, BTW !

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

*gah* People here claim I look like I've lost weight, but I know I've been spending the past weeks EATING MY WAY THROUGH THE ASIAN CONTINENT! Because, there was a whole country that served Chinese food. Really.

[rabidleroy.livejournal.com]

Yah, the Olympics are plaguing the media, especially now there's a year to go!