Humorous English in Foreign locations

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Businesses in non-English speaking countries sometimes go out of their way to communicate with their English-speaking tourists, with some interesting results. Here are some examples:

Cocktail lounge, Norway:

LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.

At a Budapest zoo:

PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD, GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.

Doctor's office, Rome:

SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner, Japan:

COOLES AND HEATES: IF YOU WANT CONDITION OF WARM AIR IN YOUR ROOM, PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF.

In a Nairobi restaurant:

CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.

On the grounds of a Nairobi private school:

NO TRESPASSING WITHOUT PERMISSION.

In Aamchi Mumbai restaurant:

OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO.

The best!!! In a Tokyo bar:

SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.

Hotel, Japan:

YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.

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.

Hotel,Zurich:

BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist:

TEETH EXTRACTED BY THE LATEST METHODISTS.

A laundry in Rome:

LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.

Tourist agency, Czechoslovakia:

TAKE ONE OF OUR HORSE-DRIVEN CITY TOURS - WE GUARANTEE NO MISCARRIAGES.

Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:

WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN A S S ?

The box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong:

GUARANTEED TO WORK THROUGHOUT ITS USEFUL LIFE.

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:

WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

The best!!!! In a Japanese cemetery:

PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.

Edited January 1, 2007 by Kathryn41

['my_destiny' 0]

cool!

[rebeccajo 14]

[maggieNomar 0]

Businesses in non-English speaking countries sometimes go out of their way to communicate with their English-speaking tourists, with some interesting results. Here are some examples:

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:

WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

They should post this one at Royal Air Maroc in Oujda. When I left there with my daughter, we were flying through Paris and Detroit before arrving in Seattle. The lady tagged one bag for DFW (Dallas) instead of DTW (Detroit); one for CDG (Paris, but it was supposed to go all the way to Detroit for customs) and one was actually correct with DTW. So apparently RAM can send your bags in ALL directions.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Hilarious ! Here are a few more....

[Mags 112]

:lol:

[Kathryn41 3,205]

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! Wonderful addition - thank you!!!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

[Ladylethal 12]

[Ta Ta 1]

so funny

[mrc 0]

so funny

We used to take pictures of cool Korean-English signs that would make us bust out laughing. I know someone has a whole website dedicated to them...I'll see if I can track them down.

[Aphidfreak 0]

www.engrish.com

[JanaknJanet 0]

Sign was posted in Scotland... on way back to train station .. Edinburgh mile.. I believe it was off Meatclose or Meatmarket road..something or rather kind of meat street.. hehe.. .. a bit of construction was happening at this store.. Myself and my daughter.. laughed soo hard.. we had tears streaming down our face..

[deathbydalbhat 0]

JandJ: that is too funny, gotta love those naughty Scotties...

I saw a sign in Lhasa reading 'Hand ####### Thangka Shop'

Hopefully not truth in advertising?

I took a photo of it, gotta dig it up...

Edited January 17, 2007 by deathbydalbhat