The world is full of wonderful signs. We were enamored with funny signs, not necessarily goofy misspellings, but signs that just made us laugh out loud. Bathrooms of course had great signage, you may remember our favorite signs from the can. Here are a few that you haven’t seen before:
Oh man, not another Genuine Fake Watch…I was really hoping to find a Turkish Original Rolex. Shoot.
Keep a Safe Distance from Elephants! Way to go captain obvious.
Does this count as a love scene?
That seems abundantly clear. Thanks though.
No prostitution? Seriously, what kind of hotel is this? Thanks for the tip oh trusty guidebook.
A bus in Tanzania. We saw this as we wondered if we would leave on time…turns out we couldn’t.
This one is a little hard to see, but it was a crowded train station! A train departures board in Delhi. I’m not sure which is worse, to be ‘Indefinite Late” or “Technical Failure.”
Taken in Jordan. We’ll keep it our little secret as to which continent it was pointing to…
A business that takes its Bull $h!t seriously!
On the streets of Buenos Aires. Seems like it might be a long drive…
Haha. Cute! I personally love the Love Scenes photo. Classic!
hehe, the Genuine Fake Watches are classic! Good one!
@Kelly- the love scene one is a favorite of ours too. it’s from costa rica!
@David- Don’t you love a good oxymoron?
It’s been a while since I had a genuine fake watch! I think it is time for a new one! No love scenes, watch out for elephants, train problems – where is the fun anymore?
so much gold. i cant believe how many there are around the world.
These are awesome! We did a post kind of like this one about the great signs we saw in China. The Genuine Fake Watches is the best, though.
Oh clear messages. I like it. 🙂
@Jamie- I know, we probably should pool our pictures together and publish a book. The only question is, which one wins for the cover?
@Akila- You’re right, China was a treasure trove of mis-translations. We got so used to seeing them we stopped recognizing them as strange!
@Juno- Very, very clear messages. 🙂
These are great! I always love seeing funny signs. I think I’m going to have to do my own story about ones from my travels sometime too…
Love the elephant warning.
I’ve always wondered about funny signs especially those that are in “tourist hotspots” you would have thought that it would be easy for them to ask someone for a better translation for it…I love the genuine fake watches one. =)
Great selection. The genuine fakes are spread worldwide.
Thanks for the laugh, I needed it today!
@Inka & Laurel- Our Turkish couchsurfing friends called them “Turkish Originals” and the name sort of stuck. Interestingly enough a German friend also used the name Turkish Original. Perhaps its a globally recognized brand? haha
Haha great post. You do see some funny signs traveling. We are gathering a nice little collection too!
Awesome funny collection, it’s so great to see some of the goofy signs from around the world!
These are so fun! I especially like you love scene photo.
Signs around the world can really make you laugh. These are great!
Haha, so fun! I like the love scene photo, as well as the “Estados Unidos” one along with your caption… a long drive indeed!
As a hilarious sign lover, I approve. You’ve found some gold here 🙂