Awkward Signs from Around the World

[Rhino]

Lost in Translation: Awkward Signs from Around the World

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.asylum.com/media/2008/04/smallparasol-sign.jpg

Ever been in a foreign hotel and seen a sign that directed you to "Slip carefully"?

We've been there. English is a tricky language, and translating it can be just about impossible.

We're all for being worldly, but we're also amazed and amused by the wonderful mistakes people around the world make with that verbal stew known as English.

Here are some of the best we found on the Web, but feel free to send us your own discoveries....http://www.asylum.com/2008/04/09/lost-in-translation-awkward-signs-from-around-the-world/

[DeclinetoState]

I heard there's a city in Japan with "No Smorking" signs put up all over the place.

[DesertFox]

My favorite's the F*cking sign in Austria.

[Maggie_T]

I once went to a hotel in South America which had a sign on a door saying "Please do not molest," which is a literal translation of the Spanish "No Molestar."

Molestar, in Spanish means "disturb."

[Wolfcounsel]

There was one in Malaysia that said "It is forbidden to enter women while menstruating.", at a public swimming pool.