Page 1 of 2

English notices from around the world

Posted: 14 Aug 2012, 17:20
by GHD
AS WAS SEEN 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.

Doctor's 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 the main road to Mombasa, leaving Nairobi:
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 WEEKENDS.

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?

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. (Just Like A Lot Of Airlines!!!)

A Laundry in Rome:
LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND THEN SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 14 Aug 2012, 17:56
by DaveB
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Thks George :lol:

ATB
DaveB B)smk

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 14 Aug 2012, 19:23
by Garry Russell
Cheers George :thumbsup: ...priceless :rofl:

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 14 Aug 2012, 19:43
by cstorey
One of my favourite notices was in the Crocodile pit in the Nairobi Reptile collection . It stated " Visitors throwing litter in this pit will be required to retrieve it" and I used to love the reaction of Americans who are not used to irony : " Gee Elmer that sounds dangerous!"

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 14 Aug 2012, 22:44
by nigelb
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Great! Thanks George!

Nigel²

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 15 Aug 2012, 08:36
by Tomliner
:lol: :lol: :lol: Ah the richness of the English language.Cheers George.EricT

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 15 Aug 2012, 10:19
by Angus Prune
Image

Ouch :lol:

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 15 Aug 2012, 10:23
by Garry Russell
:lol: :lol: :lol:

A fitting punishment :thumbsup:

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 15 Aug 2012, 10:36
by DaveB
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Tell it like it is! :lol:
ATB
DaveB B)smk

Re: English notices from around the world

Posted: 15 Aug 2012, 11:16
by Tomliner
Wonder what they do to the female golfers? *-) EricT