All over the world people speak English, but at times the necessity to cater for this adopted 'world' language creates amusing scenarios. The following are real examples of signs from around the globe:
Tokyo hotel: Is forbidden to steal towels please. If you are not a person to such thing is please not to read notis.
Bucharest hotel: The list is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
Belgrade elevator: To move cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving then going alphabetically by national order.
Paris hotel elevator: Please leave your values at the front desk.
Athens hotel: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11am daily.
Yugoslavian hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.
Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.
Moscow hotel: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists and writers are buried daily except Thursday.
Austrian ski lodge: Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of response in the boots of ascension.
Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
Bangkok dry cleaners: Drop your trousers here for best results.
Paris dress shop: Dresses for street walking.
Rhodes tailor shop: Order your summer suit because in big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation.
German camping site: It is strictly forbidden on our Black Forest camping site that people of different sex, for instant, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.
Hong Kong dentist: Teeth extracted by the latest methodists.
Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
Czech tourist agency: Take one of our horse driven city tours. We guarantee no miscarriages.
Swiss Mountain Inn: Special today - no ice cream.
Copenhagen airline: We take your bags and send them in all directions.
Moscow hotel: If this is your first visit to the USSR you are welcome to it.
Norwegian lounge: Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.
Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases.
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