This Post is Rated R

Posted on 03. Mar, 2011 by in Asia, Destinations

The shop owners in South East Asia don’t always have a great grasp on the English language, so one of my new favorite past times is spotting the strange misspellings and turns of phrase that can be found on menus, shop fronts and signs.

This place in Hanoi blows them all out of the water though:

Yes, Cock is the name of the store.  I couldn’t really tell what they were selling…. interior design stuff maybe.

I was extra pleased on my last day in Hanoi when I saw this:

Sometimes it’s just the little things…

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27 Responses to “This Post is Rated R”

  1. Julia

    03. Mar, 2011

    This is hilarious! I did see a cafe in Hoi An called “Titty”, but this beats that hands down

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  2. Michael

    03. Mar, 2011

    Best catch in Vietnam. #win

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  3. Wanderingtrader

    03. Mar, 2011

    hahahaha!!! Love this post!! Great stuff

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  4. Connie

    03. Mar, 2011

    Hilarious! I mean, what can you expect from a country who’s currency is called the “dong”? Hee hee, I still giggle every time I say it. You should have seen me during the three months I traveled in Vietnam. I just couldn’t stop tittering whenever I had to buy something and hand over some “dong”.

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  5. Anthony

    03. Mar, 2011

    Hahahahaahahahahahaahhahaha….that’s all!

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  6. Amanda

    03. Mar, 2011

    Haha, awesome! I love stumbling across stuff like this abroad!

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  7. Mike

    03. Mar, 2011

    Ah its the small things which make you laugh.

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  8. Michael

    03. Mar, 2011

    Wow! That made me laugh out loud at my desk! I took a great picture of a women’s clothing shop in Punta del Este, Uruguay with a giant sign that said “TITS” on it ;)

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  9. Kelly

    03. Mar, 2011

    engrish.com …you’ll love it! It’s a site documenting these little mistranslations and mispellings :)

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  10. Amy

    03. Mar, 2011

    Love it! I love seeing shirts and signs with terrible English grammar! As an English teacher, I should cringe, but it just makes me smile! :)

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  11. Andi of My Beautiful Adventures

    03. Mar, 2011

    OMG, I’m blushing!

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  12. Christina

    03. Mar, 2011

    Bahahaha! Well at least they’re upfront about it!

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  13. Bocas Hughes

    03. Mar, 2011

    LOL! Perfect match Hahahahaha!

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  14. Candice

    03. Mar, 2011

    Don’t mind if I do!

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  15. Tijmen

    06. Mar, 2011

    I wonder how they would react if you would tell them what it actually means :)

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  16. Nicole

    06. Mar, 2011

    That is too funny! Oh my gosh, I’d probably do a double take if I saw that in person!

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  17. Dustin Main - Skinny Backpacker

    09. Mar, 2011

    I love signs, and Asia is a gold mine for them. I also appreciate the ‘ying’ and ‘yang’ of the post, representing both sides :)

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  18. Rebecca

    13. Mar, 2011

    Tee hee!

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  19. Elise

    14. Mar, 2011

    Ha! Love it! I think the signs and misspellings are some of the best things about Asian countries! We have a whole section on our website dedicated to the random signs we see! One of my favourites was when we were in Hanoi and there is a brand of ice cream called ‘Fanny’…we call something else in Australia your ‘fanny’ and it’s not your butt…Ha haQ

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  20. Leslie (Downtown Traveler)

    06. Jun, 2011

    Too cute! I like your X-rated post… it fulfilled my expectations ;)

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