\t\t\t\tWonderful ‘English’ from Around the World \u00a0<\/p>\n
In a Bangkok Temple: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nIT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN. \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nCocktail lounge, Norway: \u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nLADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nDoctor’s office, Rome: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nSPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nDry cleaners, Bangkok: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nDROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nIn a Nairobi restaurant: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nCUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE, OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nOn the main road to Mombasa, leaving Nairobi: <\/p>\n
\nTAKE NOTICE: \u00a0WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nOn a poster at Kencom: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? \u00a0IF SO WE CAN HELP. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nIn a City restaurant:<\/p>\n
\nOPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nIn a Cemetery: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nPERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS, FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTokyo hotel’s rules and regulations: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nGUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE, OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nOn the menu of a Swiss Restaurant: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\nOUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nIn a Tokyo Bar: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nSPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHotel, Yugoslavia: \u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nTHE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE, IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHotel, Japan:<\/p>\n
\nYOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nIn the lobby of a Moscow Hotel, across from a Russian Orthodox Monastery:<\/p>\n
\nYOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY, WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY, EXCEPT THURSDAY. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nA sign posted in Germany’s Black Forest:<\/p>\n
\nIT 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 THIS PURPOSE.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nHotel, Zurich:<\/p>\n
\nBECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAdvertisement for donkey rides, Thailand: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAirline ticket office, Copenhagen: <\/p>\n
\nWE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. \u00a0(Just Like British Airways!!!) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nA Laundry in Rome:<\/p>\n
\nLADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND THEN SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And finally the all time classic:<\/p>\n
Seen in an Abu Dhabi Souk shop window:<\/p>\n
\nIF THE FRONT IS CLOSED, PLEASE ENTER THROUGH MY BACKSIDE\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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