Engrish Tuesday
When we were in Tokyo we found this sign in a train station. This series of signs still gives me no end of amusement. (Although few of them can compete with the cowboy sign). Some of these I have posted before, but there were also some new treats. I was especially amused by the backpack one. You see some crazy gaijin with enormous backpacks that are not too far off from the size of the one pictured. Right, Ben?
have you seen the one that says blowing smoke at people is almost as rude as farting? or something to that effect…
I finally find a way to bulk up and now I can’t fit on the subways!
So I get why you should not put them in the public toilet, but why can’t you put cigarettes into the ‘stand ashtray’ ?
And why is it OK for smokers to shoot fire at non-suspecting bystanders?
I give up! I’ll just never be able to smoke in Japan!
It is probably for the best that you don’t smoke here… or anywhere for that matter…
However, I think the concern with the stand ashtray is that is will catch on fire. You should extinguish the cigarette first!
Also, while you can shoot fire at unsuspecting bystanders, the sign is trying to tell you it is frowned upon… unless you can make it fly around the room hitting multiple people in succesion… then its cool.