English Phrases


In a Tokyo bar:
> SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
> OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.

A sign seen on an automatic restroom hand dryer:
> DO NOT ACTIVATE WITH WET HANDS.

In a City restaurant:
> OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO.

On a poster at Kencom:
> ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO, WE CAN HELP.

On an Athi River highway:
> TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD
> IS IMPASSABLE.

In a Nairobi restaurant:
> CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE
> MANAGER.

Doctor's office, Rome:
> SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

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

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