English as a Global Language

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English as a Global Language

• By Don L. F. Nilsen
• (pictures from www.engrish.com )

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Global Business English

• Japanese Hotel Room You are invited to take
  advantage of the chambermaid.
• Paris Hotel Elevator Please leave your values
  at the front desk.
• Tokyo Hotel It is forbidden to steal hotel
  towels please. If you are not a person to do do
  such a thing is please not read this notice.

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• Leipzig Elevator Do not enter the lift
  backwards, and only when lit up.
• Athens Hotel Visitors are expected to complain
  at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 am
  daily.
• Belgrade Elevator To move the cabin, push
  button for wishing floor. If the cabin should
  enter more persons, each one should press a
  number of wishing floor.
• Tokyo Shop Our nylons cost more than common but
  they are better for the long run.

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• Sarajevo Hotel The flattening of underwear with
  pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.
• Moscow Hotel You are welcome to visit the
  cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet
  composers, artists and writers are buried daily
  except Thursday.
• Swiss Menu Our wines leaving you nothing to
  hope for.
• Norwegian Lounge Ladies are required not to
  have children in the bar.

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• Hong Kong Tailor shop Ladies may have a fit
  upstairs.
• Bangkok Dry Cleaners Drop your trousers here
  for best results.
• Paris Dress Shop Dress for street walking.
• Rhodes tailor Shop Order your summer suit.
  Because is big rush we will execute customers in
  strict rotation.

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• Rome Laundry Ladies, leave your clothes here
  and spend the afternoon having a good time.
• Copenhagen Airline We take your bags and send
  them in all directions.
• Moscow Hotel If this is your first visit to the
  U.S.S.R., you are welcome to it.
• Acapulco Hotel The manager has personally passed
  all the water served here.

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A Vegetable
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Asian Rear
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Babys Fanny Mushrooms
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Bottled Water
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Crap your Hands
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Crippie and Gravid
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Dogs Sauce
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Dying
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Getting Off
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Hard Times
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HO ENTRANCE
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Robster
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Starbutts
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!Tinkling Heart
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!!Turd Baby
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!!!Very Suspicious Supermarket
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• References
• Rhode, Michael, and John A. Lent. Comic Art,
  2005-2009 A Global Bibliography. Special Issue
  of International Journal of Comic Art 11.3
  (Winter, 2009) 1-626.