| People in other countries go out of their way to communicate with English speaking tourists. Here is a list of signs seen around the world "INGLISCH SPOKEN HERE" *********************************** |
| In a 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. At an Acapulco hotel: The manager has personally passed all the water served here. Information on the use of hotel air condtioners, Japan: Cooles and heates: if you want condition of warm air in your room, please control yourself. 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 Hong Kong supermarket: For your convenience, we recommend courteous, efficient self-service. 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. In a Bucharest hotel lobby: The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable. Hotel elevator in Paris: Please leave your values at the front desk. Airline ticket office, Copenhagen: We take your bags and send them in all directions. In a Moscow hotel lobby, across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artistis and writers are buried daily except Thursday. 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 in the country people's fashion. 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, Japan: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid. |
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