F-ZeroOne Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) This isn't Engrish as such, but I recently caught an internal flight in Japan with a friend. When using the toilet, I noticed it had a sign on it saying "Please do not flush foreign articles down the toilet". As one of exactly two foreigners on a plane full of Japanese, I hadn't previously realised the danger we were in... Edited July 9, 2008 by F-ZeroOne Quote
Alex Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 This isn't Engrish as such, but I recently caught an internal flight in Japan with a friend. When using the toilet, I noticed it had a sign on it saying "Please do not flush foreign articles down the toilet". As one of exactly two foreigners on a plane full of Japanese, I hadn't previously realised the danger we were in... Yeah. Over here, you often see signs inside the cubicles that state "ONLY TOILET PAPER MAY BE FLUSHED DOWN THESE TOILETS". The inference being that number twos are forbidden, or that you have to take them away "pooper-scooper" style. Quote
dizman Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 Thats fairly cheap for fresh herpes . The scuba diving one is pretty funny too. Quote
areaseven Posted November 14, 2008 Author Posted November 14, 2008 PARENTAL ADVISORY: EXPLICIT ENGRISH! Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 Not exactly Japanese engrish, but just as odd to say the least. I want to ride this bus to work. And I wonder what kind of perverted idiot lined up that decal just right. Quote
Majestic Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 Anybody know where I can find Engrish robot transformation instructions from either recent or old releases. A friend of mine were laughing about some of the terrible translations/engrish on old boxes from the 70s and 80s. I've searched around but haven't found anything... Quote
areaseven Posted January 1, 2009 Author Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) EDIT: Changed pictures to those that haven't been quoted by that idiot taksraven below. Edited January 4, 2009 by areaseven Quote
taksraven Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 I have to say that living in the era of Photoshop makes the reality of some of these debatable. Taksraven Quote
eugimon Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 I love lacquer poison chicken broth with ginseng. Quote
areaseven Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 Here are some more Engrish pics for taksraven to quote. Quote
sketchley Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Spotted, in bold text, on a sweatshirt a 10 year-old male student was wearing: "Spunk Cushie" Talk about a poor kid! Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 The japanese have dope supermarkets? That did it. I'm moving to Japan. Quote
sketchley Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 The japanese have dope supermarkets? That did it. I'm moving to Japan. That's in a Chinese speaking country... Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Not Japanese, but funny nonetheless. Quote
VFTF1 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Dag. I live in a foreign country too. But Poles are horrible sticklers for correct english because they are afraid of "embarrassing" themselves - so EVERY time there is SOMETHING written in english, the worst possible thing that can happen is someone will either put too many "the" in or leave "the" out (since there is no "the" in Polish). So sadly - I do not see such wonderful things around. But looking at these pictures, I can imagine that if I finally did make it to Japan/China/Southeast Asia - I'd probably be looked upon as a lunatic for walking down the street laughing uncontrolably These are just TOO GOOD. This is great stuff. Pete Quote
taksraven Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Here are some more Engrish pics for taksraven to quote. Ha. Quote
VFTF1 Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Not exactly Japense Engrish - but I think it merits a read - it's interesting and it's about Tuna : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_..._fishy_tourists Pete Quote
Vostok 7 Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 I don't know why, but this one always makes me giggle uncontrollably. Vostok 7 Quote
areaseven Posted June 11, 2009 Author Posted June 11, 2009 PARENTAL ADVISORY: EXPLICIT ENGRISH! Quote
Einherjar Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 Pandan cake is a real thing. It tastes good, but the color makes it look weird looking sometimes. Quote
anime52k8 Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) I don't know why, but this one always makes me giggle uncontrollably. Vostok 7 I'd totally wear that. Edited January 25, 2010 by anime52k8 Quote
Noriko Takaya Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Watching a clip of Hanamaru Kindergarten (Why, I do not know...) and spotted this little gem. Now, Corn Flakes have been around forever so you'd figure they'd at least get it right. Or maybe they're just fans of Battlestar Galactica and just love the word they substituted. Quote
Gubaba Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Here's a few that I took in Tokyo last July: And this one isn't terribly Engrishy, but it is the theater where I saw Eva 1.0 in 2007, and (as you can see from the poster) Eva 2.0 last year. And if I'd been in Tokyo a month or two ago, I would've seen Frontier there as well. Quote
areaseven Posted January 25, 2010 Author Posted January 25, 2010 Here's a few that I took in Tokyo last July: Octopus Army really isn't Engrish; it is an actual brand that died out in the Philippines back in the '90s. Quote
Gubaba Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 Octopus Army really isn't Engrish; it is an actual brand that died out in the Philippines back in the '90s. Engrish comes from Asia, makes no sense, and is often funny. The name "Octopus Army," comes from Asia, makes no sense, and is funny. Ergo, "Octopus Army" is Engrish. Quote
areaseven Posted February 23, 2010 Author Posted February 23, 2010 Not Engrish (more into Fail Blog material), but still hilarious. Quote
Ghost Train Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Be afraid, be very afraid :D From failblog. Quote
Vile Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Meanwhile, in Korea ... where they put the "drug" back in "drugstore". Even the toothpaste gets you high. Quote
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