Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.; F% c7 P% X" w7 a. N, Z) P- E; T' P0 h. G
9 _8 a! X. }4 U+ T4 @: y0 @- Z公仔箱論壇Now a website has compiled a list of the funniest and most bizarre English translations discovered by travellers around the world. P3 B: Z7 |+ C* _( k
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- n4 a! Y+ j9 H; K1 z' l' c# U: v( [/ ~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 * g' c4 f7 ?" U R/ O$ }: a5 E6 a
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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" C5 y6 _; g" b$ r
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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'.
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7 P Q6 g9 D. a6 s5 aThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is
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) d1 B2 D! j; KExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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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?5.39.217.768 U! \/ E& \ T
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They include linguistic mishaps like the South Korean restaurant meal called 'crotch steamed dish'. and an emergency exit accidentally labelled 'emergency exist'.
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+ V. }7 X8 {/ |0 QAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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( @9 o( t q/ [& F5.39.217.76One read: 'The small grass is feel ashamed to smile, please don’t bother it', while another says: 'Dear. Don’t Trample Me.'
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Others atttempts at English are are simply unexplainable, like the sign found on a bus in Beijing, China that reads: 'Please Take the Initiative for Bringing Invalidity Pregnant Parks.'- Y/ i* c u3 l! m7 r |; r
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7 e3 N) H$ k' Y公仔箱論壇Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China 5.39.217.760 H- P6 K' v7 {( U5 t" G9 \! K
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, g' R4 a1 J; t( \3 T公仔箱論壇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% u' Z, r! b; y0 V4 W$ y6 P
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3 l, b, K1 ~5 n$ {$ @1 s$ Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA mistake... or perhaps it was it a stroke of genius? We'd imagine many drivers would slow down after catching a glimpse of this 1 Q; s" g0 r4 g7 ]- e6 }4 `
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$ S5 F6 F* ^: E/ g" U. \8 T# Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTramps' delight: There's no place quite like it |
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