Signs are everywhere. Some we could read; others, not so much. Some are pictures giving directions and some are just bad translations. Some are written by the Brits; easy to recognize by their length – as in long. Here are some of the more amusing or puzzling or long signs we’ve seen along the way!
Spelling is a problem both in English and non-English as a first language countries.
This sign is in Fort Augustus, Scotland where English is the first language and they still can’t spell – or proofread!
No room for the “T”
Spelling is not always perfect in signs. This one’s in Thailand.
Then there are the signs about phones and computers!
A library coffee shop in Oxford wants to keep the tables free for patrons.
One of our favorite little pizza places in Rome has this sign.
No selfies with the penguins! We found this sign in South Africa while watching penguins.
This sign was on the train between Edinburgh and Inverness.
We like the “etc” on the hotel advertisement on this Jodhpur hotel.
The fort in Jodphur tried to discourage smoking.
The coffee shop at RMIT university was closed when we walked by.
This sign takes up a perfectly good parking spot and there were 3 or 4 of them in Porrt Macquarie.
Advertising Tasmanian sparkling wine.
Rome – Cash only economy!
Just in case you can’t figure out that water in a sink might be hot. This was in a Scottish toilet.
Don’t you dare feed the kangaroos!
Mark used the toilet in Terminal 21 in Bangkok. We saw many Japanese tourists there and we assume that’s why they had a Japanese style toilet with all the bells and whistles. At least they posted these directions on what the functions of the various buttons are on the toilet – sort of! It goes along with some signs we saw for how to use a western toilet – SIT on the seats!
Make sure you sit on the western toilet. We found this sign in Bangkok.