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I went into Burger King today (shush, I walked around town for 30 minutes first) to get lunch, and noticed they had a "Caution, Wet floor" sign out, with a neat translation in Spanish underneath the English text. That would make perfect sense in the US, where the nearest Spanish-speaking country is Mexico, but not really in New Zealand, where the nearest Spanish-speaking country is, uh, Mexico (or more likely a South American country). I guess it's cheaper just to print off one design.

Now I'm sure I noticed this before and had a conversation with someone online about it, but my memory sucks, so I don't remember.

Posted October 14, 2005 5:32 PM

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I'd guess Easter Island for being the closest (or Isla de Pascua or whatever the Chileans call it).

Posted by: southerndave | October 14, 2005 7:33 PM

Yes, the sign has 'Cuidad Pedrido' on it
or something. I believe this means that if
you slip over and hurt yourself, you can swear
in Spanish. My tip is to call whoever cleaned
the floor a pajero.

As for Easter Island...the biggest mystery is
not why the natives put up those big-arse
statues, but who the ugly sod was that the
statues were based on.

Posted by: Jeff Stone | October 17, 2005 7:39 PM

precaución, piso mojado

They should print versions locally with Maori translations. It couldn't be that hard surely? I mean, what do they do in countries where the predominant language is not English or Spanish? They print them in the predominant language, I'm sure.

Posted by: Alden Bates | October 17, 2005 10:27 PM

The Maori translation would be in English, and would say "Be f**kin' careful, ya dumb ass, ow. The f**kin' floor's wet, eh?". :)

Posted by: Bash Hardcastle | October 19, 2005 12:55 AM

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	Home : October 2005 Alden Bates' Weblog Feigning normality since 1973 « Spam attack (part 2) \| Main \| More proof spammers are idiots » Rey de la hamburguesa Filed in: Tetrap.Local. I went into Burger King today (shush, I walked around town for 30 minutes first) to get lunch, and noticed they had a "Caution, Wet floor" sign out, with a neat translation in Spanish underneath the English text. That would make perfect sense in the US, where the nearest Spanish-speaking country is Mexico, but not really in New Zealand, where the nearest Spanish-speaking country is, uh, Mexico (or more likely a South American country). I guess it's cheaper just to print off one design. Now I'm sure I noticed this before and had a conversation with someone online about it, but my memory sucks, so I don't remember. Posted October 14, 2005 5:32 PM Comments I'd guess Easter Island for being the closest (or Isla de Pascua or whatever the Chileans call it). Posted by: southerndave \| October 14, 2005 7:33 PM Yes, the sign has 'Cuidad Pedrido' on it or something. I believe this means that if you slip over and hurt yourself, you can swear in Spanish. My tip is to call whoever cleaned the floor a pajero. As for Easter Island...the biggest mystery is not why the natives put up those big-arse statues, but who the ugly sod was that the statues were based on. Posted by: Jeff Stone \| October 17, 2005 7:39 PM precaución, piso mojado They should print versions locally with Maori translations. It couldn't be that hard surely? I mean, what do they do in countries where the predominant language is not English or Spanish? They print them in the predominant language, I'm sure. Posted by: Alden Bates \| October 17, 2005 10:27 PM The Maori translation would be in English, and would say "Be fkin' careful, ya dumb ass, ow. The fkin' floor's wet, eh?". :) Posted by: Bash Hardcastle \| October 19, 2005 12:55 AM Post a comment Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)
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