Examples of English from around the world.
In a Bangkok temple
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN
Cocktail lounge, Norway
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR
Doctors office, Rome
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES
Dry cleaners, Bangkok
DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS
In a Nairobi restaurant
CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER
On an Athi River highway
TAKE NOTICE WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE
On a poster at Kencom
ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO, WE CAN HELP
In a City restaurant
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND ALSO WEEKENDS
A sign seen on an automatic restroom hand dryer
DO NOT ACTIVATE WITH WET HANDS
In a cemetery
PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES
Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED
On the menu of a Swiss restaurant
OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR
In a Tokyo bar
SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS
Hotel, Yugoslavia
THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID
Hotel, Japan
YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID
In the lobby of a 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
A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest
IT 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
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
Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?
The box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong
GUARANTEED TO WORK THROUGHOUT ITS USEFUL LIFE
In a Swiss mountain inn
SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE-CREAM
Airline ticket office, Copenhagen
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS
A laundry in Rome
LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME
