Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right9 u3 ?& A3 L0 u
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It's the most widely spoken language in the world - but to non-native speakers, English can be horribly confusing.
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3 Q' ? ]% U& k# X; ZAnd attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.; k( b9 r/ Z: E; \
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Come again! We're not quite sure what message the writer of this particular sign advertising drinking cups is trying to get across 5.39.217.767 b- B. i+ N8 ]" |7 S3 ^
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8 D% l+ x' h% _1 p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 ! Y0 X- y+ M$ s& @4 ^2 Y
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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'.5.39.217.76+ l8 Y( C8 F+ ~7 s2 u O% m
' f) q! O7 g" x+ N9 C" E6 uThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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! M( x4 K! ^- |& }
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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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' V% n8 d9 h$ I: `+ D, N4 g公仔箱論壇They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind
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. \2 }6 I1 p' }, s- lTVBNOW 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。Extraordinary telephone? This sign appears to be instructions in the event of an emergency. Let's just pray it never happens tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! R- }; ?2 ^. X l, I7 B" q' N1 [
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; u9 f- y1 X* z' b& e) Gtvb 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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels 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。+ b4 E5 {4 Q6 ]$ U: ^8 z
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1 C9 t- U! u8 y; U2 \: Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?
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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'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' j& {2 S" \0 a6 E6 Y: s
; W2 x* v0 F/ ?+ htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China
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Bum deal: This Japanese sign certainly shouldn't be taken literally: B z8 |5 g" y1 ?1 x9 _& N- j
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