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This Bad English Sign Has Saved Many Lives

Nov 22, 2012 by Daniel McBane 9 Comments

Bad English Sign in China

…and all of those lives were able to read Chinese. This sign was found at Karakul Lake in China’s Xinjiang Province and if you’re curious what the blind four-year old who was hired to translate it into bad English was actually trying to say, here’s the gist of it: “Beware of altitude sickness. Please take it easy.”

Karakul Lake is beautiful and well worth a visit. This guide has all the info you need on the area; this one covers the rest of China.

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  1. Chubby Chatterbox says

    Nov 22, 2012 at 08:18

    This sign wouldn’t have helped me very much because I wouldn’t have understood the message. Happy Thanksgiving.

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    • Daniel says

      Nov 22, 2012 at 16:34

      I don’t think that sign has ever helped anyone who couldn’t read Chinese and very few Chinese people make it to this area, since the government has fairly successfully painted the Uyghurs as bloodthirsty savages.
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  2. Shalu Sharma says

    Nov 22, 2012 at 12:49

    Amazing. So much for translation. Perhaps its an exact translation meaning word for word.
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    • Daniel says

      Nov 22, 2012 at 16:28

      It’s not a word for word translation. That would have actually been a lot clearer, since the Chinese syntax is similar to English.
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  3. Graefyl says

    Nov 22, 2012 at 15:41

    Sounds like some of the instructions that come with toys from China.
    Water battery mix not like insert make work to
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    • Daniel says

      Nov 22, 2012 at 16:36

      I see you also bought that toaster…

      Reply
  4. Cassandra says

    Nov 25, 2012 at 14:55

    I would have seen that sign and ran…
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    • Daniel says

      Nov 26, 2012 at 17:06

      I can’t believe you would blatantly ignore the highland anoxia request.

      Reply
  5. Steven says

    Feb 27, 2013 at 07:28

    Hey Daniel,
    If you dig deep and longer in China, you will find the big eye-opener is just the appetizer.

    ;-D

    Reply

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