Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Engrish Report II




A loofa with a suggestive silhouette scrubbing herself (suggestively):

"It enjoys the girl at sweet time"

I also walked past an old dude (60's?) wearing a white hoodie (street cred in itself--esp. in Japan) with these words written in rainbow letters on the back:

"I will try hard if you will allow me a short vacation."

I should probably explain the hilarity of this injoke: in japan, when someone is intimidated by an endeavor or even just happens to be doing something difficult you say "gambatte!" The literal translation is, "try hard!" Teachers and superiors will also often say this to students/employees. When a professor hands you a test, this is what they say. So in Japanese terms, this old dude is stickin' it to The Man. Hat-tipping is necessary.

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