Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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& d$ P1 F; R: \% o9 `It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& A9 t# u. L( `- F4 D2 d
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And attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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: U9 R, F5 l! f6 e. }; QCome again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 公仔箱論壇' F" ^9 q4 Z% ?/ L! v( H( j
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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
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, I& q G! N0 y5 g公仔箱論壇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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The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels.
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Invalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is 公仔箱論壇' f" e" S! ^' h- a
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They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mindTVBNOW 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。% q& X& _7 u5 a) W8 F" B1 ?
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" Q2 S# A2 ^# i1 {5.39.217.76Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens
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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?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 m& }: e. h) c% H8 K& k
* r( r1 f6 f0 h2 R" HThey 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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. K% V' q$ _! JAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) D# T! X* T0 Z: y" t
3 o8 ?9 `4 w1 n1 w8 I# ?公仔箱論壇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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: c6 r2 Z, G- }0 z1 c, W+ s# ~( BOthers 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.'
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; L; S2 @6 ?. z5.39.217.76Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally
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. C' n4 h: j" {4 kMaybe 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 公仔箱論壇' R3 I" Q9 v8 z4 W w2 ? ?1 A
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5 b9 N0 W) j$ w1 @5 R8 fTramps' delight: There's no place quite like it |
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