Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right5.39.217.76; F( `& a6 Y! H1 Z* G$ @+ a7 i
( S& M% ?5 V2 G8 e* m% Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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$ ~3 v$ y$ O! p2 @! G7 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 5.39.217.76' `) w+ `) N; d1 o
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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 5.39.217.765 c+ k5 j- I2 E. U( D9 R
1 h1 Z9 h1 b5 U0 T# n; z. iThey 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'. Q h5 H9 |' r' X. V
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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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* Z0 E! a. c9 N( w; m
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9 ^ @, i( D9 F5 O$ Z3 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbExtraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens
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: [* ~: ?# X+ h3 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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: N3 }2 g* {7 S9 nThey 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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One 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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. B0 e% s( u1 L) e# l* C* hOthers 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.'5.39.217.76( r, T: K& G: V6 @
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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- H, V5 p# p' u
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3 |. |5 `% n2 \" {Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally
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, d) h1 y/ E" N6 P2 R. J' S8 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMaybe it's.. Park, reads the sign above this Chinese eatery, but more likely it's just a load of old gobledegooktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 O1 b+ U$ O2 F7 e
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' @( L* e! z3 S+ X. v( M* r7 oA 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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