| People in other countries sometimes go out of their way to
communicate with their English-speaking tourists. It is not so much the words they use, but how they put them together.
Here is a list of signs seen around the world. |
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Cocktail lounge, Norway:
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar. |
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Doctor's Office, Rome:
Specialist in women and other diseases |
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Hotel, Acapulco: The
manager has personally passed all the water served here. |
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Sign in men's rest
room, Japan: To stop leak, turn cock to the right. |
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Restaurant,
Nairobi: Customers who find our waitresses
rude ought to see the manager. |
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Private school:
No trespassing without permission. |
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Athi River
Highway: When this sign is under
water, this road is impassable. |
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A
poster at Kencom: Are you an adult
that cannot read? If so, we can help. |
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A
city restaurant: Open
seven days a week and week-ends
too! |
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Pumwani
maternity ward: No
children allowed! |
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In
a cemetery: Persons
are prohibited from
picking flowers from any
but their own graves. |
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Japanese
public bath:
Foreign guests are
requested not to pull
cock in tub. |
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Tokyo
hotel: Guests
are requested not
to smoke or do
other disgusting
behaviors in bed. |
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A
Swiss
restaurant:
Our wines
leave you
nothing to
hope for. |
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A
Tokyo bar:
Special
cocktails
for the
ladies
with nuts. |
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Bangkok
temple:
It is
forbidden
to
enter
a
woman,
even a
foreigner
dressed
as a
man. |
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Hotel
in
Chiang
Mai,
Thailand:
Please
do
not
bring
solicitors
into
your
room. |
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Hotel,
Japan:
You
are
invited
to
take
advantage
of
the
chambermaid. |
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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. |
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Supermarket,
Hong
Kong:
For
your
convenience,
we
recommend
courteous,
efficient
self-service. |
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Hotel,
Zurich:
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. |
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Hong
Kong
Dentist
advertisement:
Teeth
extracted
by
the
latest
methodists. |
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Laundry,
Rome:
Ladies,
leave
your
clothes
here
and
spend
the
afternoon
having
a
good
time! |
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Tourist
agency,
Czechoslovakia:
Take
one
of
our
horse-driven
city
tours;
we
guarantee
no
miscarriages. |
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Advertisement
for
donkey
rides,
Thailand:
Would
you
like
to
ride
on
your
own
ass? |
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Box
of
a
clockwork
toy
made
in
Hong
Kong:
Guaranteed
to
work
throughout
its
useful
life. |
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In
a
Swiss
mountain
inn:
Special
today:
No
ice
cream! |
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Airline
ticket
office,
Copenhagen:
We
take
your
bags
and
send
them
in
all
directions. |
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On
the
door
of
a
Moscow
hotel
room:
If
this
is
your
first
visit
to
Russia,
you
are
welcome
to
it! |
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