Signspotting: Not In, Shanghai

Posted by Mike Richard on June 11, 2008
Filed under: Shanghai, Sidelines, Signspotting

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\"Not In\" sign in Shanghai, China
© Augapfel

That’s fine. I’ll check back later.

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Vagabondish editor, Mike Richard, lives in Rhode Island - a spit of land in the northeastern U.S. He is a professional web designer and travel junkie with an unhealthy addiction to backpacking, camping, hiking and seeing the world. He enjoys knit hats, small, declarative sentences and speaking in the third person.



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Comments

nina
June 11th, 2008 - 1:52 pm

It’d be funny if that sign was found inside a memorial park. And disturbing.


Louise
June 11th, 2008 - 3:33 pm

I don’t really get it…


Mike Richard
June 11th, 2008 - 3:35 pm

I don’t either. It doesn’t make sense, which is why it’s funny.


Louise
June 11th, 2008 - 3:38 pm

That is the dumbest reason for something to be funny, ever.


james emmans
June 11th, 2008 - 4:07 pm

the translation must be a literal one. I understand it and respect the translation. We would normally expect ‘Keep off’ but not in China.


Louise
June 11th, 2008 - 4:08 pm

Ohhhhhhh that makes sense now…