Lost in translation! Tourists share signs they saw on vacation that don’t quite cross the language barrier
Although many places offer English translations on their restaurant menus, road signs and warnings, this does not mean they are always reliable.
People from all over the world have shared some of the funniest misstatements they’ve ever come across, including a meal description that reads “explodes the colon.”
Other photos collected online by Bored Pandashow an eatery titled “Japanese Burning Meat Style” and a Santa Claus ornament decorated with the phrase “I [love] Jusus.’
Elsewhere, someone who doesn’t want to encourage their readers to learn seems to use the well-known saying “Knowledge is power” instead saying “Knowledge is powder.”
Although many places offer English translations on their restaurant menus, road signs and warnings, this does not mean they are always reliable. ‘The future is dangerous. Don’t go any further. Please.’ a warning in a hotel in Japan read ominously in this apparently incorrect translation
‘The future is dangerous. Don’t go any further. Please.’ another warning in a hotel Japan says ominously.
Meanwhile, colorful wrapping paper decorated with a print of Santa Claus took a sinister turn when it read: ‘Satan’.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at the worst translated characters from around the world…
Lost in translation: Tourists also chuckled when they came across this road sign that read ‘We’re sorry we have to work for you’
What do you say?! This photo shows an eatery with the title ‘Japanese style of burning meat’
That’s certainly not right? Colorful wrapping paper decorated with a print of Santa Claus took a sinister turn when it read: ‘Satan’
People from all over the world have shared some of the funniest incorrect messages they’ve ever come across, including a meal description that reads ‘explodes the colon’ (pictured)
You can’t handle it! According to the image, this sign appeared to warn of falling rocks, but the caption read: ‘Be careful with the truth’
This note should definitely have read: ‘please disinfect your hands here’ – but it was not translated correctly
Elsewhere, someone who doesn’t want to encourage their readers to learn with the well-known saying ‘Knowledge is power’ seems to read instead: ‘Knowledge is powder’.
![Festive bust: This photo captures a Santa Claus ornament emblazoned with the phrase “I.” [love] Jusus.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/28/18/79411437-12907615-image-a-53_1703789362772.jpg)
Festive bust: This photo captures a Santa Claus ornament emblazoned with the phrase “I.” [love] Jusus.’
Not the best advertising: this product had a description that said ‘piece of s***’ in a message that was mistranslated
“Sorry for the inconvenience,” was the intention with this incorrect message to customers at an unknown location