English Signage in non-English Countries
 

I thought this might make for an interesting thread.

Looking through the various photo threads over the last few years I'm amazed at how often English signage has popped up in countries around the world.

English is the international language so it shouldn't be much of a surprise, but I'm still amazed at how things change over the years.

Thought I'd start off with a little HK. Being a former English colony, it's not too surprising to see English throughout.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3089/2...c0f763a1_b.jpg
Hong Kong at night by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_3379.jpg

-RBB

Double Whammy from Dubai, on the side of the building and on a billboard.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3274/2...213bd2ef_o.jpg
Dubai, UAE by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

here's one from maybe 8 years ago in Japan; god knows what it's supposed to mean...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/9...d10f7207b2.jpg
IMG_2355 by BeefSupreme7777777, on Flickr

Israel:

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4011/4...3552c9eb_o.jpg
Trilingual when its important by LUMIN8, on Flickr

Tamil Nadu India:

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4035/4...f4d60b36_o.jpg
local politician wasting money on lots of billboards with pictures of himself for his birthday by LUMIN8, on Flickr

Hong Kong:

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4066/4...baa35856_o.jpg
Charlie Brown by LUMIN8, on Flickr

From France. Although looking through that particular set of photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolas...th/2906439173/), I see the F-bomb in nearly every pic....maybe it's now a French word lol! :haha:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3136/2...8f03bb2c_b.jpg
les bosquets : montfermeil by NiCoLaS OrAn, on Flickr

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/PICT0500.jpg

-RBB

Bring back this picture taken from thread "Milan"

http://i39.tinypic.com/2d7iqg6.jpg

Tokyo
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3153/2...61a50228_z.jpg

From Milan thread:

http://i42.tinypic.com/qswhlc.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/33elav7.jpg

Milan, new bookshop RED (Read, Eat, Dream) Feltrinelli Publisher Group with restaurant area

From Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia....apparently a big sale happening there!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8...7e294a07_b.jpg
Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia by goznaraw, on Flickr

From Jakarta

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7345/1...6ba80024_b.jpg
quick little by matteroffact, on Flickr

https://c6.staticflickr.com/4/3354/3...457cbc3b_o.jpgBolivian cartoons aren't funny by Phil Marion, on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3173/...230215d0_o.jpgHotel sign - no weapons allowed, Yemen by Phil Marion, on Flickr

Tashkent

It was very interesting.

This thread should grow bigger.