China’s MSN Messenger users use the signature file to share feelings and opinions with their friends. These signatures, or autographs, also express opinions on changes in society, according to Shanghai Daily:
The top autograph, based on Chinese legendary story “Journey to the West,” described the surging price of pork, which tripled last year. The second-ranked autograph says: “I asked a friend working in Shenzhen for more than 20 years what he wants to write down on the epitaph. The person answers ‘I solve the house problem’.” In some big cities such as Beijing and Shenzhen, he said, the housing price rose more than 10 percent in 2007.
Another autograph says: “Even Zhuge Liang (the famous talented commander) has no military experience before he leads the army. Why I have to own work experience (during the first job interview)?” [Full Text]
