Most of our reviewers really liked Chinglishness. As one reviewer stated, "Other countries' attempts to accommodate the English-speaking world are usually interesting and this site gives us a fascinating and often hilarious glimpse of this." Another reviewer called it "Politically incorrect in the best way," and still another said, "I love this blog simply because it rides that fine line of questionable taste and hilarity."
| Category | Score | Points |
| Content | 6.92 | 48/70 |
| Web Design | 6.62 | 3/5 |
| Writing | 6.62 | 3/5 |
| Intangibles | 6.62 | 3/5 |
| Read Regularly | 6.25 | 6/10 |
| Frequency | 10
| 5/5
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| Total |
| 68
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The site got dinged, however, for repetitiveness, lack of originality, and its garish template. A few reviewers remarked more negatively on the "politically incorrect" nature of the site, as well as its occasional use of profanity. "They need to be careful not to cross over into racism," one reviewer cautioned.
Here are some comments typical of reviewers who were on the fence about this blog:
"The Chinese-English signs are funny, but this gets to be quite repetitive."
"I can appreciate what the writers are going for, I think, but in my opinion they rely a little too heavily on videos for my tastes. I tend to most appreciate blogs with a lot of creative writing content. If there was more of that and less videos, I would probably read it regularly, as I see definite promise in their prose."
"Funny for the first couple of posts, but the same joke over and over again gets tired in a hurry."
"Since Engrish.com was around first, I automatically am in the hole with this guy. However, he does have some original stuff and his writing style is amusing to me. Ok."
"This isn't exactly new territory (Engrish.com comes to mind) -- but it IS funny. that said, I'm not a fan of the red background (think it makes the blog difficult to read). Still, I found lots to laugh at, which is always a good thing! I said I would read this regularly, but I'd most likely read it semi-regularly. seriously, all that red gives me a headache!"
"I rated this almost a solid 8; however, I can see how this would get stale quick, being playing out the same joke over-and-over again. Yet, somehow, this blogger makes it work, and seem interesting."
...a few who were more positive:
"Funny, pithy, and I read it at least once a week already. It's one of my favorites from humor-blogs.com. The red background with green links is hideous, though.""Ah, Chinese humor... gotta love it... :)"
"These posts are not only humorous, but insightful. I enjoy seeing social commentary mixed in with humor."
"Great idea for a blog. Very funny. ... Altered template to fit theme. Original. ... The writing is quick and clean. ... Long sidebar but lots of links and extra features. Short posts are a plus."
"Quite entertaining! One I'd definitely consider adding to my blogroll!"
...and some who just couldn't get on board with the concept:
"Reading this travesty is like watching a movie based on an SNL skit. Sure it’s funny when it only lasts for a minute or two but when you drag it on for two hours you end up wanting to stab yourself in the face."
"I'm not big on sites that aggregate stuff from other sites. That's not original humor to me."
"Someone else might think it was great. Just left me flat. Watch for spelling mistakes. Even though some are intentional, some were not."
You can't please everybody, but if the writer can manage to keep the concept fresh (and do something about the template!), Chinglishness is likely to be one of the most popular blogs listed on humor-blogs.com.