Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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1 ?2 q: W1 |2 tIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.5.39.217.76+ }. R5 D4 H! K$ n
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/ X+ A- g/ f0 x- r+ {; ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNow a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. n) @ @* l" d8 Z
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- b; ?4 b l( S4 g8 l公仔箱論壇Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across
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7 y# ~; }. W$ [" K7 c) r公仔箱論壇Tempting treat: This Korean restaurant appears to have invented a whole new method of cooking. Just don't tell Heston Blumenthal tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ `* { K5 \% o9 \
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They include a bra advertised in Japan as 'dairy comfort'; a warning in Indonesia about an 'accident porn area' and a supermarket sign that bizarrely just reads 'a time sex thing'. S7 C1 a: }* ^- n3 l
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.公仔箱論壇; [6 d& z! u% ?# {0 e2 b
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind
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Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, m/ `. T/ @1 _
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Emergency Exist! The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels 5.39.217.76. q& h. x3 m0 T' W
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Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?
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) X$ j, S1 r" J/ J$ z0 Z7 o* f! zAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. g! C1 X& q/ w" |. A
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One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'; w4 q) J2 T9 ~3 |8 h5 d
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l b. Z9 R6 l4 B, L1 T, ~+ B5.39.217.76Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally
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Maybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegook
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A mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this
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