Lost in translation: The hilarious foreign signs that don’t get their English quite right
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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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. }2 j- m3 U/ I" W7 a+ V3 HAnd attempts to communicate often end hilariously lost in translation.
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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
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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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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7 P) z. S5 i8 t1 Y, Z' jThe signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' |) |7 S; w9 [4 O7 c% N
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) y" T0 `5 {, y" O8 t T; uInvalidity Pregnant Parks: There's definitely an important message here, we're just not quite sure what it is tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% h. Z4 _ M; F7 B$ m
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7 b+ C/ L7 d: Y6 q- l公仔箱論壇They've made a boob: Perhaps these Korean bras are designed with breast-feeding mothers in mind V7 e# }- k5 V$ Y. r! F
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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
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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 The signs have been archived by Engrish.com and they've gone viral as internet-users share them with friends and send in other wacky suggestions they've found themselves on their travels
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) }- i+ P+ c" f0 x0 rTVBNOW 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。Tread lightly: Chinese people are known for their modesty but who would have guessed even the grass is ashamed to smile?8 z$ P: t( t3 V+ i \; G$ a
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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'.5.39.217.764 |7 ]! x) i" T( T+ \) `
( k- S- E. K1 o. r- O, X( R公仔箱論壇And truly bizarre Chinese signs warning pedestrians to keep off the grass.
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( W2 `9 x! R" 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.'
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Deary me: Another hilariously written sign from China + t9 l7 v9 N5 H* q- J, m
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* m# v! ]- R8 ?tvb 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
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