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| From | fauziah <fauherklots @ somewhere.in.the.world> |
| Date | Mon, 20 May 2002 08:19:37 -0700 (PDT) |
> > > > It's fun observing how English has evolved into a truly > > global > > language - and each country has its own > > charming way of trying to be understood by English-speaking > > tourists. > > > > On a European tour via Insight Travel (It's the best way to > > see > > Europe), we marveled at breathtaking > > sceneries from London to Paris to Amsterdam to Vienna to > > Munich, > > and smiled everytime we saw other > > sights. Our travel guide shared with us some more > > unforgettable > > sights, uh, signs. > > > > Here goes: > > > > * In a Swiss mountain inn: > > SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE CREAM > > > > * Airline ticket office, Copenhagen: > > WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. > > > > * Tokyo hotel's rules & regulations: > > GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING > > BEHAVIORS IN BED. > > > > * In a Bangkok temple: > > IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN EVEN A FOREIGNER IF > > DRESSED > > AS A MAN. > > > > * In a hotel elevator in Belgrade: > > TO MOVE THE CABIN, PUSH BUTTON FOR WISHING FLOOR. IF THE > > CABIN > > SHOULD ENTER MORE > > PERSONS EACH ONE SHOULD PRESS A NUMBER OF WISHING FLOOR. > > DRIVING IS THEN GOING > > ALPHABETICALLY BY NATURAL ORDER. > > > > * In a hotel in Athens: > > VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLAINT AT THE OFFICE BETWEEN > > THE > > HOURS OF 9 AND 11 DAILY. > > > > * In a hotel in Yugoslavia: > > THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE > > CHAMBERMAID. > > > > * Sign in Japanese public bath: > > FOREIGN GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO PULL COCK IN TUB. > > > > * In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across 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. > > > > * In a tailor shop in Rhodes: > > ORDER YOUR SUMMER SUIT BECAUSE IS BIG RUSH. WE WILL EXECUTE > > CUSTOMERS IN STRICT > > ROTATION. > > > > * 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 WOMAN LIVE TO GETHER IN ONE TENT > > UNLESS > > THEY ARE MARRIED WITH > > EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE. > > > > * In a hotel in 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. > > > > * In a laundry in Rome: > > LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON > > HAVING > > A GOOD TIME. > > > > * In a tourist agency in Czechoslovakia: > > TAKE ONE OF OUR HORSE-DRIVEN CITY TOURS. WE GUARANTEE NO > > MIS-CARRIAGES. > > > > * At a Budapest zoo: > > PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE > > FOOD, > > GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON > > DUTY. > > > > * Information booklet about using hotel air conditioner in > > Japan: > > COOLES AND HEATES: IF YOU WANT JUST CONDITION OF WARM AIR > > IN > > YOUR ROOM, PLEASE > > CONTROL YOURSELF. > > > > * Car rental brochure in Tokyo: > > WHEN PASSENGER OF TOOT HEAVE IN SIGHT TOOTLE THE HORN. > > TRUMPET > > HIM MELODIOUSLY AT > > FIRST, BUT IF HE STILL OBSTACLES YOUR PASSAGE, THEN TOOTLE > > HIM > > WITH VIGOR. > > > > * Two signs from a Majorean shop entrance: > > ENGLISH WELL TALKING HERE. SPEECHING AMERICAN. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Take the Yahoo! Groups survey for a chance to win $1,000. Your opinion is very important to us! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NOFBfD/uAJEAA/Ey.GAA/IYOolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ---------- Piksi-L @ somewhere.in.the.world merupakan 'mailing-list' alumni asisten Piksi, ITB, Indonesia. Opini yang disampaikan di forum ini merupakan pendapat/sikap pribadi, kecuali secara eksplisit dinyatakan lain, dan *sama sekali* tidak berkaitan dengan kelembagaan Piksi ITB secara formal. Untuk berhenti, kirim email ke piksi-l-unsubscribe @ somewhere.in.the.world Pengelola Piksi-L: piksi-l-owner @ somewhere.in.the.world Informasi Piksi-L: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/piksi-l Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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