Sunday, November 11, 2007

Engrish

For those who don't know, Engrish is the unique style of writing English words as found on (mostly) Japanese products and advertising. In the same way that Americans get tattoos of Asian characters on their skin with no real idea (or proof) of what it means, many Japanese companies put English on their products to look edgy or cool. Because it's mostly just for looks, nobody spell-checks or edits, ending up with results like these:

Other times, the writer is genuinely trying to provide a translation for English-speakers. Either way, it's hilarious, and you should go see some more at Engrish.com.

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