Mistranslations and their consequences

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In a Paris hotel elevator:
Please leave your values at the front desk.

bangkok temple:
It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed like a man.

A notice in a Japanese hotel (ca. 1950):
Please not to steal towels. If you are not person to do such, please not to read notice.
A Finnish hotel's instructions in case of fire:
If you are unable to leave your room, expose yourself in the window.

All these were extremely hilarious . :rofl: :rofl:
 
I remember one where the UK Sony boss called Americans "cheap", when in reality he was just saying that living conditions in America were a lot cheaper in comparison.
 
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