Monday, January 09, 2006
Mind u'r ENGLISH
English can be real tricky... when words are misplaced or especially when someone translates directly from native language to English... Here are some of the whackiest signboards n' notices compiled by Backpackers from Discovery Travell n Living in their adventurous ride around the GLOBE...
In a Tokyo Hotel: Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing.. please not to read notis.
In a Bangkok dry cleaner's: Drop your trousers here for best results.
Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand: Would you like to ride on your own ass?
In a Budapest hotel lobby: The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
In a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
In a Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.
In a hotel in Athens: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily.
In a Yugoslavian hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.
In a Zurich hotel: Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
A sign posted in Germany's Black forest: It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.
In an advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist: Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists.
In a Czechoslovakian tourist agency: Take one of our horse-driven city tours - we guarantee no miscarriages.
In a Bangkok temple: It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man.
In a Tokyo bar: Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.
In a Norwegian cocktail lounge: Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.
In a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.
In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases.
In an Acapulco hotel: The manager has personally passed all the water served here.
From a Japanese information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner: Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your room, please control yourself..
Finally... these are a few signboards which I've come across...
Outside a house in Hospet, Karnataka: Decorogating Undertakers (I seriously thought that these people arranged funerals...since that was all that i could make out as the board stated Undertakers.... But of late I've come to know that they actually did decoration works for marriages and parties.... the board actually meant to say.... Decoration works are Undertaken.. )
Outside a Hair cutting Saloon in Trichy,Tamil Nadu: All types of hair are cut..
Behind a Voyager taxi in Ooty, Tamil Nadu: PAWAR PRAKE (...probably for Power Brake)
In a Tokyo Hotel: Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing.. please not to read notis.
In a Bangkok dry cleaner's: Drop your trousers here for best results.
Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand: Would you like to ride on your own ass?
In a Budapest hotel lobby: The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
In a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
In a Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.
In a hotel in Athens: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily.
In a Yugoslavian hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.
In a Zurich hotel: Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.
In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
A sign posted in Germany's Black forest: It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.
In an advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist: Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists.
In a Czechoslovakian tourist agency: Take one of our horse-driven city tours - we guarantee no miscarriages.
In a Bangkok temple: It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man.
In a Tokyo bar: Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.
In a Norwegian cocktail lounge: Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.
In a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.
In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases.
In an Acapulco hotel: The manager has personally passed all the water served here.
From a Japanese information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner: Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your room, please control yourself..
Finally... these are a few signboards which I've come across...
Outside a house in Hospet, Karnataka: Decorogating Undertakers (I seriously thought that these people arranged funerals...since that was all that i could make out as the board stated Undertakers.... But of late I've come to know that they actually did decoration works for marriages and parties.... the board actually meant to say.... Decoration works are Undertaken.. )
Outside a Hair cutting Saloon in Trichy,Tamil Nadu: All types of hair are cut..
Behind a Voyager taxi in Ooty, Tamil Nadu: PAWAR PRAKE (...probably for Power Brake)
