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Jun 26th, 2008 by Neil

A sign on the train home from Sarushima last weekend …. i just don’t get it.

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Comment by gordon
2008-06-26 11:13:08

understand i do not.

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Comment by Shanker Bakshi
2008-06-26 18:37:46

One Good :-)

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Comment by CBC
2008-06-26 13:23:40

From living in Japan my guess would be: that the train carriage has less air conditioning so its not as cold as the other carriages. Like the temperature of the Air Con is warmer than the other carriages. I can’t even write the sentence in English and its my first language!

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Comment by Neil
2008-06-26 15:32:34

That’s pretty much what was suggested to me by another native english speaker at the time … and yes, it takes far much more writing than the size of the sign will allow to get the message across.

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Comment by -Paul
2008-06-26 16:25:28

ko no sharyou wa leibou wo yowame ne shite arimasu
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this carriages’ airconditioner is not so cold (weaken/turned down)

Japanese companies should get some ex nova teachers to help translate signs… at least they would be cheap!

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Comment by Shanker Bakshi
2008-06-26 16:26:30

YES It is, I guess they want to say - This vehicle had gone thru a process that has weaken its air-condition system.

It that so?

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Comment by -Paul
2008-06-26 17:13:22

after translating your question into english, yes, the process it went through would have been adjusting the thermostat :-)

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Comment by www.japan-nieuws.nl
2008-06-26 17:23:39

Haha it’s always funny to see such signs!:-D

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Comment by Nomadic Matt
2008-06-26 23:11:59

yeah, my guess that they mean the air conditioner is not as strong…

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Comment by Chris B
2008-06-27 23:27:32

I see (Change header) lots of signs that (change header Neil) I should take pics of.
Maybe I’ll start :)

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Comment by Neil
2008-06-28 11:11:45

It’s on the list for things to do today Chris ….

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Comment by Quickroute
2008-06-29 02:01:48

looks like those guys could do with some English syntax lessons but at least it’s something to ponder on the way to/from work!

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Comment by Jamaipanese
2008-07-03 00:01:38

oookkkk thats one strange sign

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Comment by Kezia
2008-07-03 13:35:34

I think I’ll get lost if I go alone in Japan :)

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Comment by David L
2008-08-03 07:30:44

You know, I wonder, do our (thinking of the US here) multi-lingual signs look just as silly as many of the Japanese English signs? Like, for ex., do our Spanish signs just say something completely nonsensical?

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