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I am trying to think of a circumstance in which the label “no goat head” would apply to someone packing, shipping or opening, but I can’t seem to fathom it…

Photo courtesy of Teague Cullis.
Package contained electrical cables.

This sign was found posted on top of an iMac connected to the Internet in a Tokyo electronics store back in 2001.

Photo courtesy of Max Nilsson.

In Detroit’s wildest dreams!

Photo courtesy of Eric Richardson.
Today is Detroit day at Engrish.com – check out the Engrish of the Day!

It was nice of the Huangpu District to provide us with a tourism map, but why bother teasing us with an English title when nothing else is in English!!??

Photo courtesy of Arturo Ramirez.
There was no English below the map either.

At over 12 million views, some of you are sure to have seen this video before but I wanted to share:

I am guessing that this is from the US – I just thought that it was a pretty bizarre thing to write on a price tag:

Photo courtesy of Dinah R. Roberts

Engrish posters are now on sale at the store in 10 new designs. Posters are all 12″ x 18″ and are printed on heavy 110 lb stock paper. Check out each one here in high resolution.

Our newest shirt Carrot Game and all other shirts remain at their discounted prices ($12.95 or $16.95).

The free Joys of Engrish book offer has entered its final few days. We will send you a free paperback edition of ”The Joys of Engrish” with any purchase totaling $30 or more*. Promotion good until this Friday.

*Purchase of $30 or more worth of merchandise (before shipping);  Valid until Friday, April 17th; no coupon necessary to receive book.

Lets shopping!

I realize that this shirt is something that is on sale here in the US, I just think it is funny that a 12 year old Japanese boy would be wearing it – not realizing what it says.

I have never been to mainland China myself (just Hong Kong), but over the years I have learned quite a bit about the country just by way of the many Chinglish submissions received. One thing I have observed is that they have a big problem with spitting. Either too many people spit all over the place over there, or the ‘Spitting Ministry of China’ is way too anal about where people should be spitting:

I think you get the point.

To be fair this last pic with the nice green gooey loogie is from Hong Kong.

Umm….

Billboard found in Kunming, China. 
Photo courtesy of Justin Francis.