Japan Times

I've been pretty impressed so far at the general lack of Engrish that I've encountered thus far in Japan. Sure there are the the occational "L" and "R" swaps, but that's not too terrible. And with North American 12 yr old girls walking around with "Jailbait" shirts, it's not too far of a leap to see a middle-aged Japanese lady walking around with a shirt that reads "I like it from behind". That being said, I was pretty amused to find a gold-mine of Engrish in my hotel room.. Here are some excepts of what I think they are trying to say (as translated from the Japanese) and what they actually write

Intended: When leaving the room, the small thing on the inside doorknob is the the lock

Actual: Still a key of door in outside room (a lock) of a doorknob of an inner door is small

Intended: If there are any unclear points, please don't hesitate to ask at the front desk

Actual: If there was an indistinct dot without hesitation to the front desk

Dunno; reeks of babelfish translation to me.

Labels: fukuoka, japan