Post by Gaby on Mar 8, 2002 20:24:30 GMT
Just because it's funny!
People in other countries go out of their way to
>communicate with their
>English-speaking tourists.
>
>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.
>
>Doctors office, Rome:
>SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.
>
>Hotel, Acapulco:
>THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE.
>
>Dry cleaner's, Bangkok:
>DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.
>
>In a Nairobi restaurant:
>CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE
>OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.
>
>On the grounds of a private school:
>NO TRESPASSING WITHOUT PERMISSION.
>
>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.
>
>One of the Mathare buildings:
>MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION CENTRE.
>
>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 BEHAVIORS IN BED.
>
>On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
>OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.
>
>In a Tokyo bar:
>SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.
>
>Hotel room notice, Chiang-Mai, Thailand:
>PLEASE DO NOT BRING SOLICITORS INTO YOUR ROOM.
>
>Hotel brochure, Italy:
>THIS HOTEL IS RENOWNED FOR ITS PEACE AND SOLITUDE.
>IN FACT, CROWDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FLOCK HERE TO ENJOY ITS SOLITUDE.
>
>Hotel lobby, Bucharest:
>THE LIFT IS BEING FIXED FOR THE NEXT DAY.
>DURING THAT TIME WE REGRET THAT YOU WILL BE UNBEARABLE.
>
>Hotel elevator, Paris:
>PLEASE LEAVE YOUR VALUES AT THE FRONT DESK.
>
>Hotel, Japan:
>YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.
>
>Supermarket, Hong Kong:
>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,0MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE
>MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE
>
>Hotel, Zurich:
>BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE
>OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE
>LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
>
>An advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist:
>TEETH EXTRACTED BY THE LATEST METHODISTS.
>
>A laundry in Rome:
>LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE
>AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.
>
>Tourist agency, Czechoslovakia:
>TAKE ONE OF OUR HORSE-DRIVEN CITY TOURS.
>WE GUARANTEE NO MISCARRIAGES.
>
>Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?
>
>In a Swiss mountain inn:
>SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE-CREAM.
>
>Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
>WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
>
>On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
>IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE USSR,
>YOU ARE WELCOME TO IT.
>
People in other countries go out of their way to
>communicate with their
>English-speaking tourists.
>
>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.
>
>Doctors office, Rome:
>SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.
>
>Hotel, Acapulco:
>THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE.
>
>Dry cleaner's, Bangkok:
>DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.
>
>In a Nairobi restaurant:
>CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE
>OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.
>
>On the grounds of a private school:
>NO TRESPASSING WITHOUT PERMISSION.
>
>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.
>
>One of the Mathare buildings:
>MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION CENTRE.
>
>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 BEHAVIORS IN BED.
>
>On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
>OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.
>
>In a Tokyo bar:
>SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.
>
>Hotel room notice, Chiang-Mai, Thailand:
>PLEASE DO NOT BRING SOLICITORS INTO YOUR ROOM.
>
>Hotel brochure, Italy:
>THIS HOTEL IS RENOWNED FOR ITS PEACE AND SOLITUDE.
>IN FACT, CROWDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FLOCK HERE TO ENJOY ITS SOLITUDE.
>
>Hotel lobby, Bucharest:
>THE LIFT IS BEING FIXED FOR THE NEXT DAY.
>DURING THAT TIME WE REGRET THAT YOU WILL BE UNBEARABLE.
>
>Hotel elevator, Paris:
>PLEASE LEAVE YOUR VALUES AT THE FRONT DESK.
>
>Hotel, Japan:
>YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.
>
>Supermarket, Hong Kong:
>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,0MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE
>MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE
>
>Hotel, Zurich:
>BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE
>OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE
>LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
>
>An advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist:
>TEETH EXTRACTED BY THE LATEST METHODISTS.
>
>A laundry in Rome:
>LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE
>AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.
>
>Tourist agency, Czechoslovakia:
>TAKE ONE OF OUR HORSE-DRIVEN CITY TOURS.
>WE GUARANTEE NO MISCARRIAGES.
>
>Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?
>
>In a Swiss mountain inn:
>SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE-CREAM.
>
>Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
>WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
>
>On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
>IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE USSR,
>YOU ARE WELCOME TO IT.
>
