Silly Signs

I see plenty of goofy things every day. Since I can't read the Japanese billboards, some times I make up my own slogans for them! Now that I am learning to read Hiragana, I better post them before I realize how wrong I am!!

First is a sign from the bathroom in India. Apparently you should "rub" your hands for hygiene and only wash them when visibly soiled. WOW!! That's wrong on so many levels, and they wonder why their water is unsafe for human consumption?!

Here's a sweet Hindi billboard from India. I call it "Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya!". (Imagine it with an Indian accent, too!!)

This Shell gas station near my apartment is more interesting than silly. At 126 yen per liter, I figure a gallon of fuel would be about $5.27. Feel free to check my math!

Here is an example of a Pachinko & Slot club that you can find sprinkled around Japan. I'm not really sure how they work since gambling is illegal (outside of horse racing), but I've heard that you can slip money through a small hole in the wall and receive chips to gamble with. I haven't quite figured how you "cash out" when you're done. There is some loophole they can get away with since the betting doesn't actually occur with cash, but the whole operation sounds pretty shady. (P.S. "Pachinko" reminds me of Covington.)

This hotel is down near the port in Nagoya. I love that the Hotel Watergate has an elephant as a mascot. Coincidence? I think not!!

I keep thinking that an "Egg-citing statement should go here"!

This feisty lady says "I will kick some Powder Puff girl BEE-hind! Hi-ya!"

These cute little Posties work for the Japan mail system so "Yay!! Let's mail some packages!"

Hahaha! Reminds me of Nintendo's Raving Rabbids in camouflage and with extremely large teeth!!

No mystery for this sign... Clearly dogs should scoop their own poop in Japan!