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Septimia Wed 27-Oct-21 19:07:18

They do say that you should only translate into your own language........ This seems to prove the point! Love it!

silversurf Wed 27-Oct-21 18:06:08

Seen at a hotel pool toilet block in India.
This facility is out of order. Sorry for any incontinence.

Lucca Wed 27-Oct-21 17:58:17

I was once asked to proofread a holiday brochure which had been translated from Italian. They wanted to explain that the beach was safe for swimming as the water got deep very gradually.
This came out as “ you can plunge slowly into a softly degrading bottom”

V3ra Wed 27-Oct-21 17:44:59

That's brought tears of laughter, priceless ?

Aveline Wed 27-Oct-21 17:43:01

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ginny Wed 27-Oct-21 17:37:47

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BlueSky Wed 27-Oct-21 17:35:53

Tizliz thanks for a much needed laugh! Just great! grin gringrin

henetha Wed 27-Oct-21 17:27:27

That made me laugh out loud. Brilliant!

Kali2 Wed 27-Oct-21 17:17:35

BTW as a former translator, I believe most people have no idea just how difficult it is!

labazsisslowlygoingmad Wed 27-Oct-21 17:16:04

love it! sounds like Fawlty Towers

Ro60 Wed 27-Oct-21 17:14:45

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Kali2 Wed 27-Oct-21 17:13:34

wow love it.

Tizliz Wed 27-Oct-21 17:04:52

From a Japanese hotel brochure:

Getting There:
Our representative will make you wait at the airport. The bus to the hotel runs along the lake shore. Soon you will feel pleasure in passing water. You will know that you are getting near the hotel, because you will go round the bend. The manager will await you in the entrance hall. He always tries to have intercourse with all new guests.
The Hotel:
This is a family hotel, so children are very welcome. We of course are always pleased to accept adultery. Highly skilled nurses are available in the evenings to put down your children. Guests are invited to conjugate in the bar and expose themselves to others. But please note that ladies are not allowed to have babies in the bar. We organize social games, so no guest is ever left alone to play with them self.
The Restaurant:
Our menus have been carefully chosen to be ordinary and unexciting. At dinner, our quartet will circulate from table to table, and fiddle with you.
Your Room:
Every room has excellent facilities for your private parts. In winter, every room is on heat. Each room has a balcony offering views of outstanding obscenity! .. You will not be disturbed by traffic noise, since the road between the hotel and the lake is used only by pederasts.
Bed:
Your bed has been made in accordance with local tradition. If you have any other ideas please ring for the chambermaid. Please take advantage of her. She will be very pleased to squash your shirts, blouses and underwear. If asked, she will also squeeze your trousers.
Above All:
When you leave us at the end of your holiday, you will have no hope. You will struggle to forget it.