Sunday, October 5, 2008

Silly Signs

Signage in Hong Kong, despite being written in good English, still strikes me as oddly different. Here are a couple of examples. This one is posted next to virtually all elevators in Hong Kong – although I first noticed it at the elevator near my apartment.

When there is a fire? Does that mean that it is definitely going to happen? When? I'd really like to know.





And here is a warning about "wonky gangplanks", spotted on the Star Ferry.






Finally, there’s the interesting warning about holding on to the handles in the bus. No wording problems but take a good look at the guy holding the handle.
He’s actually just a little action figure. And the speech bubble is coming from nowhere. Interesting...

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