Comments on: Engrish Spoken Here http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/ travel culture worldwide Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tracy http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-71248 tracy Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:37:26 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-71248 okay, these signs are funny. but isn't it kinda unnecessary to make fun by repeatedly using the word "engrish"? the unique melding of some foreign language consonant pronunciations within the English language is simply a matter of linguistics. just sayin... some might find this hurtful. okay, these signs are funny. but isn’t it kinda unnecessary to make fun by repeatedly using the word “engrish”? the unique melding of some foreign language consonant pronunciations within the English language is simply a matter of linguistics. just sayin… some might find this hurtful.

]]> By: Nikki http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-71058 Nikki Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:03:42 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-71058 Haha, has anyone noticed that they spelled 'Emergency' wrong in the fifth picture!? At times I wonder if this how the Japanese see things when English Speakers try to write in Japanese. Oh...removing my bowels sounds dreadful, all I wanted was one of those tummy heaters... Haha, has anyone noticed that they spelled ‘Emergency’ wrong in the fifth picture!? At times I wonder if this how the Japanese see things when English Speakers try to write in Japanese. Oh…removing my bowels sounds dreadful, all I wanted was one of those tummy heaters…

]]> By: Turner http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-71084 Turner Sun, 09 May 2010 09:48:45 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-71084 Right next to that White Trash store is one called "Three Minutes Happiness" Right next to that White Trash store is one called “Three Minutes Happiness”

]]> By: Broken English Signs | WorldFriends Blog http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-71077 Broken English Signs | WorldFriends Blog Fri, 07 May 2010 06:57:07 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-71077 [...] [Source: Metadorpulse] [...] [...] [Source: Metadorpulse] [...]

]]> By: Margitravelling http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-71010 Margitravelling Tue, 04 May 2010 19:03:28 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-71010 While in Salta, Argentina, I caught the cable car to the top of Cerro San Bernardo and the sign inside the Cable car cabin made me laugh: " Don't leaning out or extract the arms out of the windows" The spanish version made more sense - No Asomarse ni sacar los brazos por la ventanilla. I love this sort of thing - allows you to feel better about speaking the local language poorly. While in Salta, Argentina, I caught the cable car to the top of Cerro San Bernardo and the sign inside the Cable car cabin made me laugh: ” Don’t leaning out or extract the arms out of the windows”
The spanish version made more sense – No Asomarse ni sacar los brazos por la ventanilla.

I love this sort of thing – allows you to feel better about speaking the local language poorly.

]]> By: Honor Baldry http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-71009 Honor Baldry Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:26:27 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-71009 Love the office of Mayhem evaluation.. think we need one of those in our office :) Love the office of Mayhem evaluation.. think we need one of those in our office :)

]]> By: Reader http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-71032 Reader Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:31:31 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-71032 Hahaha this is some of the best Engrish I've seen. Especially the second one, made me laugh out loud :D Hahaha this is some of the best Engrish I’ve seen. Especially the second one, made me laugh out loud :D

]]> By: Brandon Mendelson http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/engrish-spoken-here/#comment-69466 Brandon Mendelson Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:22:37 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=195#comment-69466 Well, I'm sure glad white trash is welcomed there... Nice collection. Well, I'm sure glad white trash is welcomed there… Nice collection.

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