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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Taken from http://www.joe-ks.com/