Post by Jonathan T - Takahē

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One of the many things I like about Japan is the gnomic mistranslations into English of the signage.

Kyoto, Japan, 2012.

#SilentSunday #Signage #Japan #JapaneseSigns

A hastily taken photo of a sign in a toilet - hey, I didn't want to look too weird - that has the same phrase in multiple scripts, including in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. The English translation states, "Please use a toilet finely" which is a tremendous sentiment under all toilet-use circumstances. The UK equivalent would state, "Please keep the toilet clean."

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