Oh groan English from around the worldCocktail Lounge, Norway:LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.Doctor’s Office, Rome:SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.Dry Cleaners, Bangkok:DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR BEST RESULTS.A Nairobi Restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE, OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER. On the main road to Mombasa, leaving Nairobi:TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE. On a poster at Kencom:ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO, WE CAN HELP. In a city restaurant:OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS. In a Bangkok Temple: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN.In a cemetery:PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS, FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.Tokyo hotel’s rules and regulations:GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED. On the menu of a Swiss Restaurant:OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR
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