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That's kind of but not exactly a mistranslation. The original Chinese is closer to 'do not interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake', but in the american vernacular, you can just say 'don't mess with Texas' and it means the same thing locally. Its one of those very regional sayings.
Pretty sure "Don't mess with Texas" began its life as an anti-littering campaign in the late 80s or early 90s. It has been appropriated to mean all sorts of things, though. The original meaning might be even more relevant to data centers...
No, the EPA just appropriated sun tzu.
I mean... I guess it could mean that now, but that is certainly not what it meant originally or how it was ever used.
Oh, you speak Chinese?
Is "don't mess with Texas" Chinese?
I just said its a translation. Yes. From sun tzu I think. In england they translate it the other way I said here.
Thank you for the correct interpretation, I really need to remember that one