If you are one of the many English teachers in Korea please jot down what is written on you students' diaries, T-shirts, and all around you in everyday life. I find that if I am seen making notes in class the students think I am writing about them and go really quiet. It is a good control measure and you will also be able to submit your findings to this page. In addition, if you have advanced adult students you can set them the task of correcting some of these examples. It has worked very well for me, although you might want to say that they are examples of Japanese English, not Korean.
Enjoy this list of poetic nonsense, and help make it grow. You can submit your own examples here.
New entries are placed at the top of the list. Once I have a few more I will add a search function, so keep them coming. Thanks to all those who have sent in these little gems.
Last updated: Thursday, May 30, 2002 22:23
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| Restaurant name | KELL | Bogus Chicken | |
| Knife name | JB | The Human Cutter | |
| Subway sticker | KELL | I love BBQ - It's mine | |
| Beer label | JPM | Excellent feeling of the genuine sense of low caloried beer with a twist of cap first in Korea. | |
| Diary | JPM | Her best is a hamster. The hamster helps Ineco with any problems she may encounter. | |
| Instructions for children's activity | Marco | Crawl to the teacher and touch | |
| Sign at the Great Wall of China, Beijing | JPM |
MATTERSTO BE NOTEO DONT CAKYE OR MRITE AMYTHING ONTHE GREAT MALLDONT SRIT OR LITTER NOSMOKING IN THE AREA GO AHEARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE DONT STAND ON THE LEDGE. (Click here to see the photo). Although this isn't from Korea it is pretty spectacular. |
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| Sign | JPM | A small park in which you can feel the deep significance of oddly shaped rocks and gnarled tree roots. (click here to see the photo) | |
| Sign | JPM | Resting Please (click here to see the photo) | |
| Menu item | Andy B | boiled octupeses troodles | |
| Menu item | Andy B | pan fried caks which are sea foos | |
| Menu item | Andy B | Boiled Lice | |
| Menu item | Andy B | Bailed Nice | |
| Restaurant name | Andy B | Good persons with Together | |
| Name of sushi shop | Andy B | Sliced Law Fish Centre | |
| Restaurant name | John Bocskay | Goopy Chicken | |
| Menu Item | John Bocskay | Coffee made from Vietnamese Growth | |
| Advertisement for restaurant | JPM | It makes exotic sentiment and noble mood. Please come to Castero to romance with your lover, and you will like it. | |
| Greeting card | JPM | It's your time to shin. I'm grad to see you. Can I make friends with you! | |
| Shop name | JPM | Feel and Free Underwear (Click here to see the photos) | |
| Cocktail bar franchise | HJM | Cockstail | |
| Notebook | STF | There are delicious, happy sniffs around | |
| Shop name | Jeff Turley | Sindellela Shoes | |
| Drink name | Jeff Turley | Pocari Sweat | |
| A remedy for fatigue | DJC | Fullapain | |
| Drink name | DJC | Coolpis | |
| Seoul Drum Festival 2002 theme | HYM | Beat it! Feel it! Enjoy it! | |
| Menu item at restaurant | JPM | Cock | |
| Menu item at restaurant | JPM | Cowbowels and consome geletin | |
| Welcome sign at English school | JPM | We come | |
| Wallpaper at English school | JPM | Qute a puppy | |
| Name of bus | JOM | Limougine Bus | |
| Sign in Toilet | K | Thank you for your coming (Click here to see the pictures) | |
| T-Shirt | JPM | Whenever you are blue I just think of me. You share all my joy and sorrow...my other half | |
| Cake box | HLB | Being Fresh is everything to nice cake however fresh and scent are easily affected so taste before it may go too late | |
| Cake box | HLB | Over Fresh Bakery. the most gentel, fluid and delicate of fabrics, lace enjoys a romantic reputation | |
| T-Shirt | MSL |
Just do me (perhaps not a mistake, rather a piss-take in itself) |
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| Construction Sign | Dean | Keep out; Under working | |
| Restaurant name | JBM | Bunny Sauce Fried Chicken | |
| Student notebook | JPM | All the wishes in my mind soared into the skies were reflected in my own eyes. | |
| Diary Cover | JPM | You and I have to love long long puppy love | |
| Student notebook | JPM |
I'll be the until the end of You're always on my mind and I'll be the until the end of time |
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| Student notebook | JPM | Love all our friends Its real message for you | |
| Student notebook | JPM | all I wanna do is making love to you | |
| Student notebook | JPM | I feel like I could conquor The world today | |
| Student notebook | JPM | Life's made up of little things, no great sacrifice of duty, but smiles and many a cheerful world fill up out lives with beauty. The heartaches, as they come and go Are but blessings in disguises, For time will turn pages over and show is great surprises. | |
| Student notebook | JPM | Start each day with a smile. It's a good way to begin the day with | |
| Student notebook | JPM | Missing the Scent of Nature | |
| Student notebook | JPM | Hope your days are as dazzling and bright | |
| Notebook brandname | JPM | Little Smill English | |
| JPM | It's been there long years | ||
| JPM | If I don't see a ribbon round the oak tree, I'll stay on the bus, put the blame on me, and forget about you. | ||
| JPM | The wishness to see you | ||
| Dialogue in English textbook | JPM | You want rice? | |
| Student notebook | JPM | I'm nice to see you | |
| JPM | Happiness is being safe, beliving all things, endures all things | ||
| JPM | I will make your own style with happy | ||
| JPM | I have spread my dreams, Your feet tread softly because you tread on my dreams. | ||
| Student notebook | JPM | My heart is flammable when I see your beautiful eyes | |
| Greeting card | JPM | Espercially for you | |
| JPM | Congratulation. A real friends one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. | ||
| Seen on a T-Shirt | JPM | When I saw you yesterday, I realised you were the one I was looking for. Tomato Fancy. | |
| Bag label | JPM | Pooh likes to visit with friendly flowers | |
| Bag label | JPM | The Stawberry are beginning to color | |
| Writing paper | JPM | We'll go forlong wakks inthe woods and romparound inthe yard | |
| Shop name | JPM | Character and Fancy | |
| Shop name | JPM | Welcome to Happy Spring | |
| Brand logo | JPM | Garu is the boy whom Pucca likes very much. Soundless jumping power and remarkable landing is his ability | |
| Bag label | JPM | I have a orange. I am so happy. Do you have? | |
| Writing paper | JPM | Hypa-cute twints. love is famous san-xx original collection | |
| JPM | Memorise light the corner of my mind | ||
| JPM | There is a reason for loving you. Others only love my pink face, but you also love my white hair. There is reason for loving you. Others only love my smile. | ||
| JPM | In a mood for remembering of my own youth | ||
| JPM | Pleasure dies at the very moment it charms us most. | ||
| World Cup Stadium, Seoul | JPM | Smorking Room (click here to see the photos) | |
| World Cup Stadium, Seoul | JPM | Public Spectors (click here to see the photos) | |
| World Cup Stadium, Seoul | JPM | Disabled Entrance, Disabled Information, Disabled Toilet, Disabled Elevator (click here to see similar photos) | |
| World Cup Stadium, Seoul | JPM | Not Entry (click here to see similar photos) | |
| World Cup Stadium, Seoul | JPM | Purblic Entrance (click here to see the photos) | |
| World Cup Stadium, Seoul | JPM | Eletric Room (click here to see the photos) | |
| World Cup Stadium, Seoul | JPM | World Cup Memoriol Center (click here to see the photos) | |