Engrish

In the States, we like Japanese and Chinese writing. The characters look cool. That's why so many people get tattoos of things they have NO CLUE what they mean, and trust a tattoo artist. Most Japanese who have been to America have stories of encountering a tattoo that says something like, "Construction" or some other similarly important word that deserves a permanent place on our skin.

That said, we can relax knowing that Japan often butchers our Language as badly as we butcher theirs. Here are some prime examples and their locations I've encountered. I've omitted some of the truly filthy ones (like you often see on 5 year old girls' t-shirts) so that I won't make anyone reading this blush. They are punctuated with shots of Cherry Blossoms because it's that time of year and I felt like it.

After having said that, here's a hat some friends bought for me. It's in some of the pictures.

"The desire not be ghettoised as a playground for hardcore perverts is apparent in a dress code stipulating goat costume before S&M gear.

They don't get much better than that, but here are some other fun examples from two of my students notebooks. Now, this is not what they wrote, these are the covers of their notebooks, as purchased.

A cartoon drawing of Alice from Alice in Wonderland and...

"My mind is paralyzed. A wonderful day."

A picture of a blond haired blue eyed baby and a cake...

"New life begins from today. Being surrounded by my favorites... My dream that has begun to move. Let's produce an elegant dining table. Soft light makes foods delicious. The table is fully loaded with every kind of taste. Ever deepening taste of my household dishes. I've come to know true joy. I now live nicely. Ah! An actual sense."

Posted message in a Japanese hotel:

"You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid."