Going through my bags recently, I found this notebook I bought a few years ago in Osaka during my last visit to Japan and I thought the little saying was hilarious. As is usually the case, it is unintentionally hilarious due to a bad English translation. In this case it's only slightly off. Let me state right off the bat that I could be very wrong, but I would have translated … [Read more...]
This Bad English Sign Has Saved Many Lives
...and all of those lives were able to read Chinese. This sign was found at Karakul Lake in China's Xinjiang Province and if you're curious what the blind four-year old who was hired to translate it into bad English was actually trying to say, here's the gist of it: "Beware of altitude sickness. Please take it easy." Karakul Lake is beautiful and well worth a visit. This guide … [Read more...]
Bad English Sign in Korea
I love Chinken that's "served to chiken the addictive curry", don't you? There's nothing better than "tasting the chicken and enjoying the happy time." I found this gourmet restaurant in the Changdong area of northern Seoul in South Korea. … [Read more...]
Bad English Sign for Fat Food in Shenzhen
If this bad English sign near the Shenzhen Railway Station at the Luohu border crossing with Hong Kong is any indication, it seems China finally passed some truth-in-advertising laws. Get info on Shenzhen here and China in general here. … [Read more...]
