Translating British Signs

Translating British Signs

In England, where the native language is English, you’d presume as English-speakers ourselves, we’d understand signs we came across, but au contraire. Sometimes we just scratched our heads and waited till we could access wifi in order to find a translation. Sometimes, though the word meanings escaped us, we figured out the meaning by the clever icons. Other times, we understood, but were just amused.

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Signs of St. Helena

Remember we're at sea at the moment, but still have lots to share about St. Helena Island. The weather today, however, is not conducive to writing long blogs. We edited all our pics each day at St. Helena and sent them to Gentry, so we'll  make this a photo-intensive blog … adding to our already large collection of signs. no parking sign st. helena island

 

danger mines

 

beware dangerous drop

 

governor reserved park

 

warning steep road ahead

 

please respect the tortoises

 

rockfall

 

no climbing on fence

 

fresh cut pumpkin

 

wirebirds ahead

Signs of Namibia

I've been collecting signs since we arrived in Namibia. As I've said before, they're fun to collect AND they don't take up any room on the boat. Although … the captain has been trying to convince me that digital “photons” do add up and tend to weigh down the hard drives. Hmmm … Here's our Namibian sign collection …

humorous warning sign in namibia

 

serious beware of dog warning

 

dont store rubber ducks

 

smile

 

talk to my lawyer

I've filed the following two pics in the understatement department …

kolmanskop warning

 

diaz point

 

animal crossing signs in namibia

 

namibia desert signs collage

 

nos sand or snakes in namibia