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Funny Japanese Smoking Manners Sign

Mar 13, 2013 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

Japan Tobacco Funny Sign

This funny sign is part of a brilliant ad campaign by Japan Tobacco to encourage “smoking manners.” You’ll see these things all over the place in Japan.

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  1. Shalu Sharma says

    Mar 13, 2013 at 09:41

    Is this for real. Who does the reading in English?
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    • Daniel McBane says

      Mar 13, 2013 at 09:53

      I always wondered that myself. Maybe the ads are meant to double as mini English lessons. The translations are actually pretty good for the most part, which is unusual for Japan. Or Asia in general, really. Usually everything just gets translated word for word and ends up making no sense.
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  2. Jemma says

    Mar 14, 2013 at 05:03

    I don’t understand what the sign means. 🙂 But anyway, I think smoking manners sign should really be posted everywhere. I’m really always irritated with smokers… If they want to smoke, they can inhale all the smoke themselves… 🙂
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    • Daniel McBane says

      Mar 14, 2013 at 06:17

      It’s just advising people to be more aware of where their smoke is going.
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  3. Graefyl says

    Mar 14, 2013 at 13:51

    Doss this mean it’s okay to fart when you smoke in japan?
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    • Daniel McBane says

      Mar 15, 2013 at 03:38

      I think it’s encouraged….
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  4. Erica says

    Mar 17, 2013 at 08:35

    I’ve seen my fair share of these signs, but somehow missed this beauty. Amazing.
    I hope to one day meet the person who comes up with these.
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    • Daniel McBane says

      Mar 18, 2013 at 05:01

      I know what you mean. That person could have done anything–cure cancer, develop a clean and renewable energy source, etc–but they chose to use their genius to create these posters for Japan Tobacco instead.

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  5. Agness says

    Mar 18, 2013 at 03:47

    It’s so hilarious, but I don’t really get the meaning. 😛
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    • Daniel McBane says

      Mar 18, 2013 at 04:45

      It’s just asking people to be as considerate with their cigarette smoke as they are with their farts. That said, I don’t remember the Japanese being all that considerate with their gaseous emissions; not any more so than people elsewhere, anyway.

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