Here are some signs and notices which have been translated into rather bad English! Can you spot what has gone wrong, and what they are really trying to say?
On a French passenger jet:
Live West Under Your Seat.
In a Tokyo hotel:
Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notis.
In a Leipzig elevator:
Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up.
In a Belgrade hotel elevato:
Please leave your values at the front desk.
In a hotel in Athens:
Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.
In a Yugoslav hotel:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.
A sign in a Norwegian bar reads:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.
A sign on the door of a Moscow hotel room:
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE U.S.S.R., YOU ARE WELCOME TO IT.
An airline ticket office in Copenhagen reminds you:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
In a certain African hotel you may choose between:
A ROOM WITH A VIEW ON THE SEA OR THE BACKSIDE OF THE COUNTRY.
A sign on a clothing store in Brussels reads:
COME INSIDE AND HAVE A FIT.
A hotel notice in Madrid informs you:
IF YOU WISH DISINFECTION ENACTED IN YOUR PRESENCE, PLEASE CRY OUT FOR THE CHAMBERMAID.
This notice was posted on a Rumanian hotel lift:
THE LIFT IS BEING FIXED FOR THE NEXT DAYS. DURING THAT TIME WE REGRET THAT YOU WILL BE UNBEARABLE.
On a French passenger jet:
Live West Under Your Seat.
In a Tokyo hotel:
Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notis.
In a Leipzig elevator:
Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up.
In a Belgrade hotel elevato:
Please leave your values at the front desk.
In a hotel in Athens:
Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.
In a Yugoslav hotel:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.
A sign in a Norwegian bar reads:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.
A sign on the door of a Moscow hotel room:
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT TO THE U.S.S.R., YOU ARE WELCOME TO IT.
An airline ticket office in Copenhagen reminds you:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
In a certain African hotel you may choose between:
A ROOM WITH A VIEW ON THE SEA OR THE BACKSIDE OF THE COUNTRY.
A sign on a clothing store in Brussels reads:
COME INSIDE AND HAVE A FIT.
A hotel notice in Madrid informs you:
IF YOU WISH DISINFECTION ENACTED IN YOUR PRESENCE, PLEASE CRY OUT FOR THE CHAMBERMAID.
This notice was posted on a Rumanian hotel lift:
THE LIFT IS BEING FIXED FOR THE NEXT DAYS. DURING THAT TIME WE REGRET THAT YOU WILL BE UNBEARABLE.
