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Some mistranslations from around the world

 
Hotel room notice, Chiang-Mai, Thailand.
PLEASE DO NOT BRING SOLICITORS INTO YOUR ROOM

Hotel brochure, Italy.
THIS HOTEL IS RENOWNED FOR ITS PEACE AND SOLITUDE. IN FACT,
CROWDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FLOCK HERE TO ENJOY ITS SOLITUDE.

Hotel lobby, Bucharest
THE LIFT IS BEING FIXED FOR THE NEXT DAY. DURING THAT TIME WE
REGRET THAT YOU WILL BE UNBEARABLE.

In a Leipzig elevator
DO NOT ENTER THE LIFT BACKWARDS, AND ONLY WHEN LIT UP.

Hotel elevator, 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 NATIONAL
ORDER.

Hotel elevator, Paris
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR VALUES AT THE FRONT DESK.

Hotel, Athens.
VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLAIN AT THE OFFICE BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 9 AND 11 AM DAILY.

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.

Hotel catering to skiers, Austria.
NOT TO PERAMBULATE THE CORRIDORS IN THE HOURS OF REPOSE IN THE
BOOTS OF ASCENSION.

Taken from a menu, Poland.
SALAD A FIRM'S OWN MAKE; LIMPID RED BEET SOUP WITH CHEESY
DUMPLINGS IN THE FORM OF A FINGER; ROASTED DUCK LET LOOSE; BEEF
RASHERS BEATEN UP IN THE COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FASHION.

Supermarket, Hong Kong.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, WE RECOMMEND COURTEOUS, EFFICIENT
SELF-SERVICE.

Dry cleaner's, Bangkok.
DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

Outside a dress shop, Paris.
DRESSES FOR STREET WALKING.

Outside a dress shop, Hong Kong.
LADIES HAVE FITS UPSTAIRS.

Tailor shop, Rhodes.
ORDER YOUR SUMMERS SUIT. BECAUSE IS BIG RUSH, WE WILL EXECUTE
CUSTOMERS IN STRICT ROTATION.

From the "Soviet Weekly"
THERE WILL BE A MOSCOW EXHIBITION OF ARTS BY 15,000 SOVIET
REPUBLIC PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS. THESE WERE EXECUTED OVER THE
PAST TWO YEARS.

In an East African newspaper.
A NEW SWIMMING POOL IS RAPIDLY TAKING SHAPE SINCE THE
CONTRACTORS HAVE THROWN IN THE BULK OF THEIR WORKERS.

Hotel, Vienna
IN CASE OF FIRE, DO YOUR UTMOST TO ALARM THE HOTEL PORTER.

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.

An advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist.
TEETH EXTRACTED BY THE LATEST METHODISTS.

From a Russian book on Chess.
A LOT OF WATER HAS BEEN PASSED UNDER THE BRIDGE SINCE THIS
VARIATION HAS BEEN PLAYED.

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

Tourist agency, Czechoslovakia.
TAKE ONE OF OUR HORSE-DRIVEN CITY TOURS. WE GUARANTEE NO
MISCARRIAGES.

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.

Detour sign in Kyushi, Japan.
STOP. DRIVE SIDEWAYS.

In a Swiss mountain inn.
SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE-CREAM.

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen.
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

On the door of a Moscow hotel room.
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE USSR, YOU ARE WELCOME TO IT.

Cocktail lounge, Norway.
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.

At a Budapest zoo.
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD,
GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.

Doctors office, Rome.
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Hotel, Acapulco.
THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE.

In a Tokyo shop.
OUR NYLONS COST MORE THAN COMMON, BUT YOU'LL FIND THEY ARE THE
BEST IN THE LONG RUN.

Information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner, Japan.
COOLES AND HEATES: IF YOU WANT JUST CONDITION OF WARM AIR IN
YOUR ROOM, PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF.

Car rental brochure, Tokyo.
WHEN PASSENGER OF FOOT 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 Majorcan shop entrance.
ENGLISH WELL TALKING
HERE SPEECHING AMERICAN

And finally, in the window on a Swedish furrier.
FUR COATS MADE FOR LADIES FROM THEIR OWN SKIN.


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