I tried it – it IS easier!
Taken in men’s restroom at the Beijing Zoo. Photo courtesy of Winston Chavoor.
Donald on Drugs
Elizabeth writes in: This is a shirt one of my (very young) ESL students was wearing (!) and she had no idea it listed various DRUGS… Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mills. Found in Jeju, South Korea.
Got trouble? Just whistle it away…
An actual sign found at the Shanghai Zoo: Filed under Almost Engrish. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Drury.
To wear or not to wear
I get the feeling that they don’t know their target market very well… Photo courtesy of Robert Stein. Found in Hachioji Tokyo.
Where is it from!?
The shit was getting out of hand, so we made this poster. Photo courtesy of Brandon Kelly.
You know Joe…
Not quite Engrish, but definitely bizarre… T-shirt found in Thailand. Photo courtesy of Chalida Tangsurat.
I want to live in Lady Borden’s world!
Lady Borden branded ice cream is sold in Japan. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Burchfiel.
How much does it pay?
Robert Forbes wrote back in May 2009: The attached sign is currently on the window of the Magic Pudding pie shop in Glebe, an inner suburb of Sydney Australia. It is just near the corner of Glebe Point Rd and Pyrmont Bridge Road in Glebe. I know because I just took the photo!
You trash and you’re trash!
Aaron Nichols writes in: This sign was found at a little Asian (not sure of the nationality) crepe place in West Los Angeles. The guy who owns it is nuts (obviously).
An uncomplimentary look from Buffy
Photo courtesy of Chris Whitehouse.





