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Sunday, March 29, 2009

International Signs

Bad English Translations on International Signs
International Signs from around the world,in countries where English is not the national language...
In a Nairobi restaurant:
CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.
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On the grounds of a private school:
NO TRESPASSING WITHOUT PERMISSION.
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On an Arctic River highway:
TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.
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On a sign in Japan:
Do not lean on gate for it occurs you Trouble.
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On a poster at Fight Illiteracy:
ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO, WE CAN HELP.
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In a City restaurant:
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS.
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A sign seen on an automatic restroom hand dryer:
DO NOT ACTIVATE WITH WET HANDS.
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In a maternity ward:
NO CHILDREN ALLOWED.
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In a cemetery:
PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.
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In a Bucharest hotel lobby:
THE LIFT IS BEING FIXED FOR THE NEXT DAY.
DURING THAT TIME WE REGRET THAT YOU WILL BE UNBEARABLE.
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In a Leipzig elevator:
DO NOT ENTER THE LIFT BACKWARDS, AND ONLY WHEN LIT UP.
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In a Paris hotel elevator:
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR VALUES AT THE FRONT DESK.
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In a hotel in Athens:
VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLAIN AT THE OFFICE
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 AND 11 A.M. DAILY.
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In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY
WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS, AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAY.
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On the menu of a Polish hotel:
SALAD A FIRM'S OWN MAKE;
LIMPID RED BEET SOUP WITH CHEESY DUMPLINGS IN THE FORM OF A FINGER; ROASTED DUCK LET LOOSE;
BEEF RASHERS BEATEN UP IN THE COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FASHION.
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In a Hong Kong supermarket:
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE,
WE RECOMMEND COURTEOUS, EFFICIENT SELF-SERVICE.
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Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop:
LADIES MAY HAVE A FIT UPSTAIRS.
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From the Soviet Weekly:
THERE WILL BE A MOSCOW EXHIBITION OF ARTS BY 15,000 SOVIET REPUBLIC PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS.
THESE WERE EXECUTED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
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In an East African newspaper:
A NEW SWIMMING POOL IS RAPIDLY TAKING SHAPE
SINCE THE CONTRACTORS HAVE THROWN IN THE BULK OF THEIR WORKERS.
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In a Vienna hotel:
In CASE OF FIRE,
DO YOUR UTMOST TO ALARM THE HOTEL PORTER.
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In a Copenhagen airline ticket office:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
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Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance:
ENGLISH WELL TALKING. HERE SPEECHING AMERICAN.
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At a Budapest zoo:
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD,
GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.
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