Funnier moments of the trip
Hi
everyone,
Well, yes the Cambodia
report is overdue but it will be coming soooooon. In the meantime, let me give
you a few of the more humorous uses of English that we've come across. I would
think that the intended meaning in the following expressions is obvious but if
you need a little help, I'll send on the actual meanings lower
down...
1. In a Chiang Mai
restaurant, (Thailand): Fride chicken, pork or beef with vasil
veabves.
2. same place: Cup
sandwich
3. same place: choice of
your flavarite.
4. On a road sign in
Burma: " Golden City Hotel - 200
feets"
5. Thailand Tourist Police
brochure: "Do not take care the leaving things of other
persons"
6. same brochure:
"Therefore, for the public peace, the Royal Thai Police requests the people be
cautious about their illegally playing
fireworks."
7. Entry to a buddhist
shrine in Burma: Foot wearing
prohibited.
8. From our guide in
Burma to Pierre: "Tomorrow we get up alimony" Pierre: "What is alimony?" Guide:
"Alimony, alimony, you know, maybe 6
o'clock."
9. Swiss tourist from the
adjacent room during breakfast: "I hope my snorkelling didn't bother you last
night"
10. Restaurant menu in Bagan,
Burma: Cocktails: Tom Calling, John
Caling
11. same menu: Drinks: Coca
Cola Coke
12. Menu in Sihanoukville,
Cambodia: Crop Monsieur, Crop
Madame
13. Menu, Rangoon, Burma: "
Fired Tail of Hamilton's Crap" and "Punking
soup"
Real
meanings:
1. Fried chicken pork or
beef with basil leaves
2. Club
sandwich
3. Choice of your
favorite
4. Golden City Hotel - 200
feet (down the road)
5. Do not carry
packages for other people.
6.
Therefore, for public peace, the Royal Thai Police requests people to be careful
while illegally using fireworks.
7.
Wearing shoes prohibited.
8. From our
guide in Burma to Pierre: "Tomorrow we get up alimony" Pierre: "What is
alimony?" Guide: "Early morning, early morning, you know, maybe 6
o'clock."
9. "I hope my snoring
didn't bother you last night"
10.
Cocktails: Tom Collins, John
Collins
11. Coca Cola as opposed to
other colas
12. Croque Monseiur,
Croque Madame
13. " Fried Tail of
Hamilton's Carp" and "Pumpkin soup"
Posted: Wed - November 12, 2003 at 11:56 AM