Odd weather...

[thistlechaser]

Last thing I do before bed is check the weather. So tonight I went to weather.com, clicked the 10 day forecast for my area, then blinked.



Showers with a 100% chance of Vietnamese?

I feel bad not knowing what language that is! Based on Googling, it doesn't look to be Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. It doesn't look Vietnamese to my eye, but I'm far from an expert on languages. The whole page was an odd mix of languages:

[My town], [state] (ZIP) Weather
Updated: 三月 12, 2012, 9:45下午

Comments

[mark356.livejournal.com]

Definitely Chinese. The second character from the right in the "Tonight" column is a simplified form that is only used in mainland China, never in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, or Korea. (Also, the lack of Japanese kana means that it cannot be Japanese.)

So the bigger question is, how come your weather forecast is all in Chinese?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

That's interesting to know, thanks!

And that is a darned good question. Maybe I'll get a random language every night, that sure would be entertaining.

[mel-redcap.livejournal.com]

It does say "Special Weather Statement" up near the top... XD

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

... *snickers* Good point!