Last night was one of fun with the English language, in two ways. First, we dined at an establishment called Gory Tacos. I assume that Gory is someone's name, or something besides what it means in English, which would certainly not invite many diners. But amusing nonetheless.
Then, while at the restaurant, we noticed a little sign our table--an ad for some tour company. Part of the ad said, "FOR YOUR HEALTH OUR PRODUCTS ARE EXCELLENT." Emily and I were both amused by the implication of this. That is, in order to protect the consumer's health, the company provided only excellent products. Not organic; not low-fat or high-fiber; just excellent. Quite reassuring.
As an aside, I would like to add to Emily's comment from last night regarding the awkward smoker watching conservative television in our lounge last night. Beth noted in a comment to an earlier post the prevalence of sleazy timeshare salesman around these parts. Well, this discomforting gentleman was none other than, you guessed it, a sleazy timeshare salesman. Yay, once again, for playing to stereotypes.
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You guys should take pictures of these translations to submit to www.engrish.com (racist site name, yet hilarious content) when you get back.
Hope you have fewer opportunities henceforth to get up-close-and-personal with the timeshare salesmen!
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