Saturday, November 08, 2008

Rules, schmules


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Originally uploaded by mgaston123.

Damn ragamuffins and psychopaths. I had to actually look up the word effluvium (a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is disagreeable or noxious) and I'm still not sure what this sign means. No BO? No farting? Anyone care to venture a guess?

What does still amaze me, is that in a city like Shanghai, with a sizable foreign population and millions of tourists that come through a year, the government still cannot find one single native speaker to proofread public notices. Then again, I would be so less frequently entertained if they did so.

1 comment:

Hedgehog said...

I definitely wouldn't make it into your building with those rules! I wonder sometimes about why people don't bother to find someone to proofread translations... Guess we shouldn't worry about being out of a job anytime soon!