15+ hilariously NSFW lost-in-translation signs
It’s inevitable that some perfectly innocent words might sound a bit rude in another language. The German word for “trip” is “fahrt”, in Sweden, “finish” is “slutspurt”, and the Dutch for “can” is “kunt”, which is why you should always use your headphones to do your five minutes of Duolingo on the bus. However, these shops are loud and proud about their apparently NSFW names, because they’re all in non-English-speaking countries, so they’re not nearly as rude as they look – we hope.
It all started when composer, Nick Harvey – who is currently in Hong Kong to appear in ‘Bug Symphony’, a kids’ musical he also wrote – posted this interesting shot.
My favourite Hong Kong shop. pic.twitter.com/W2liYghaVg
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) April 4, 2019
Naturally, there were comments …
If you go in there you could come into some money.
— Pete Knight, proud European. (@Pete_Knight_) April 4, 2019
But the staff are so rude. I once knocked one out in there.
— Ian Power (@IHPower) April 4, 2019
Did they rub you up the wrong way?
— Ian (@Hemeloid) April 5, 2019
As it turns out, loads of other people had seen similarly lost-in-translation things, and they were absolutely glorious.
1.
Say it with a posh accent… it sounds classier.
The barman had no clue why I wanted a photo outside his grotty hotel bar (Bern, Switzerland). pic.twitter.com/R2dZu9FwQo
— LeuvenRich (@LeuvenRich) April 4, 2019
2.
I got a pic of that once too. Along with a
this boutique in Singapore… pic.twitter.com/qR5nJsQgrI— Nicholas Blair (@Blueburst360) April 4, 2019
3.
Late night treats in Bucharest pic.twitter.com/eKZCS7e0sU
— Jezbot (@JezbotUK) April 4, 2019
4.
You might like to linger at this place in Ho Chi Minh City pic.twitter.com/NgTL4lpK5F
— Ben Holmes ☁ (@Bensedits) April 4, 2019
5.
Need one next to my favourite ice cream shop in Hanoi. 100% natural pic.twitter.com/SnE41DMErM
— Tedy Brewski (@TedysBrewski) April 4, 2019
6.
Think the customer service might be a bit over the top here ! pic.twitter.com/gC9sSh3XWI
— kay (@bkaybkatie) April 4, 2019
7.
What's that smell? Why it's… pic.twitter.com/eZ4ch9cmNM
— Steve Goguen (@sgoguen) April 4, 2019
8.
Saw this T-shirt in a sports shop in Bangalore. Must say it’s an activity I’d like to try my hand at, but at my age, I might pull a muscle. pic.twitter.com/d6sS5jVFOM
— Greg Fradd (@fredgruff) April 4, 2019
