English signs around the globe
Posted in Thursday Thirteen and tagged with Thursday Thirteen on 09/11/2008 03:00 am by GraceIn countries where English is not the first language, funny signs abound:
1. In a Tokyo hotel:
Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notice.
2. In a Bucharest hotel lobby:
The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
3. 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.
4. Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop:
Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
5. In a Bangkok dry cleaners:
Drop your trousers here for best results.
6. Outside a Paris dress shop:
Dresses for street walking.
7. In an Austrian hotel catering to skiers:
Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the boots of ascension.
8. 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.
9. In a Paris hotel elevator:
Please leave your values at the front desk.
10. In a Yugoslavian hotel:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.
11. In an Athens hotel:
Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.
12. On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.
13. In a Japanese hotel:
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.
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September 4th, 2008 at 5:59 am
That’s too funny.. I laughed so hard.
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September 4th, 2008 at 6:37 am
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September 4th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Some of these are very funny puns. Happy TT.
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September 11th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
LOL! What a great post! Very original! My favorite is the one about the wines leaving you nothing to hope for. Happy TT!
September 11th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
LOL This post just made me laugh (and I could use a laugh so thanks!). Happy TT!
September 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
One of the most creative lists I’ve seen lately! Thanks for the laugh
September 11th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Those are very funny! I think #5 is my favorite!
Happy TT! I have my TT up to here
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September 11th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Oh, Grace! Those are too funny! You have given me a cheerful start to the day.
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September 11th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
That menu item had me really wondering about Poland.
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September 11th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
What a great and funny list! Enjoyed reading them, thanks for sharing! Also, hoping that your A/C holds through October!!!
Happy TT!
September 11th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
HILARIOUS! There’s a part in the newest David Sedaris book where he comments on these kinds of things he sees when living in Tokyo for three months. Sooooo funny. On an anniversary like today, it’s nice to read some humorous TTs.
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September 11th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
hilarious! that just brightened my day. honestly.
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September 12th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Very funny - reminds me of the book “Lost in translation”. It’s full with wrong English from all over the world
Happy TT and thanks for stopping by!
Greets Julia
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September 12th, 2008 at 5:59 am
LOL! I’ve read this somewhere before and I still find it amusing!
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September 13th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Thanks for creating/compiling this list! Those are pretty funny! 2 and 4 are my favorites.
September 19th, 2008 at 3:27 am
Ohmygosh … I can hardly type because I’m laughing so hard! Amazing how things get ‘mis-translated’ … thanks for sharing.
Hugs and blessings,
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September 23rd, 2008 at 10:14 am
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