From actual signs posted in various public establishments around
the world.
Literal translation between languages can be very confusing!
IS FORBITTEN
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PLEASE TO BATHE
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The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable. |
DO
NOT ENTER THE LIFT BACKWARDS, AND ONLY WHEN
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To move the
cabin,
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PLEASE
LEAVE YOUR VALUES AT THE
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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. |
YOU
ARE INVITED TO
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a Russian Orthodox monastery: You
are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers,
artists, and writers are
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Not
to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the
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Our wines leave you nothing to hope for. |
Salad a firm's own make; limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people's fashion. |
For
your convenience,
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LADIES
MAY HAVE
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DROP YOUR
TROUSERS HERE
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Guranteed
to work throughout it's useful life.
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Would
you like to ride
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Dresses for street walking. |
Order
your summers suit.
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In an East African newspaper:
A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers.
In a Vienna hotel:
In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.
Detour sign in Kyushi, Japan:
STOP DRIVE SIDEWAYS
SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE CREAM
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 Copenhagen airline ticket office:
We
take your bags and
send
them in all directions.
On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
If
this is your first visit to the USSR,
you
are welcome to it.
In a Norwegian cocktail lounge:
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.
At a Budapest zoo:
PLEASE
DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS.
IF YOU
HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD,
GIVE IT
TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.
SPECIALIST
IN WOMEN
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Fur
coats made for ladies
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In a Tokyo shop:
Our
nylons cost more than common, but
you'll
find they are best in the long run.
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.
From a brochure of a car rental firm in Tokyo:
When
passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn.
Trumpet
him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage,
then
tootle him with vigor.
Because
of the impropriety
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BLACK FOREST: It
is strictly forbidden in
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Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance:
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The manager
has personally passed all the water
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Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. |
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