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Lost in Translation...
08.19.08 (11:54 pm)   [edit]

This post is what I promised PirateGirl last week. Just a couple of photos I took of terrible Chinglish signs while in Jiangsu province, China, in 2005.

Bathroom sign in Hangzhou hotel 

This sign was in my Hangzhou hotel bathroom. Uuhm, maybe the management knew something I didn't?

 (It actually translates to: Be careful. Floor may be slippery.) 

 In a Suzhou hotel cafe For when you're hungry for more than food? It's enough to make you lose your appetite! 

For other hilarious Chinglish signs, visit this Daily Mail article. The Engrish site here also has many politically incorrect Chinglish signs, 'tho you will need to enlarge the jpgs to read them. Have fun!

 


posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 08.19.08 (8:30 am)

Right there on the table huh??? - wonder if they offer "take -out"
LOL! - The last post you did P had a link and someone had commented and explained about translation and how things really do "get lost" - Really is interesting, and I could see better how easily it can happen - Stuff is pretty funny though ;D



posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 08.19.08 (8:32 am)

- I could see how if you landed on your arse there might be a "warning of earthquake", but landslide?? That must be pretty bad! LOL!



posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 08.19.08 (10:02 am)

Beautiful :D



posted by: pretensions (reply)
post date: 08.19.08 (7:38 pm)

Reply to: PirateGirl

ROTFL! I think the waiters were wondering how come all their english-speaking tourists kept coming by and taking pictures of that sign! I wonder if things have improved in the South due to the Beijing Olympics grammar police!



posted by: pretensions (reply)
post date: 08.19.08 (7:38 pm)

Reply to: squirrelzone

Yeah, I thought so too!




posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 08.19.08 (8:01 pm)

Reply to: pretensions

HA-HA!
Yeah that would be interesting to find out!




posted by: rajkumarpb (reply)
post date: 08.22.08 (2:39 am)

Nice english....LOL....



posted by: pretensions (reply)
post date: 08.22.08 (7:20 am)

Reply to: rajkumarpb

Glad you liked it Raj!


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