Engrish on Marriottmd.com

It's become fairly stylish to use English in Japan. Frequently you see English used in ways that native speakers wouldn't normally use. These uses have been coined "Engrish." Here are some samples that we've run accross. If you like them, and want to see more examples, www.engrish.com has an awesome collection that inspired this page.

This was the label of a wool carpet we picked up for our house. . .

For the sake of irreplaceable persons. . . PS. In case you were wondering, it's Good Tasty.

A shopping bag we saw somebody carrying on the train. . .

I'm glad somebody supports my socks life.

Are we recycling the dust?

The label to a bottle of tea . . .

Has your life been needing color and beauty?

An advertisement. . .

Gross, but Juicy

This is a package of sandpaper we had to buy.

So much flexibility in it's usage.

The following is the sign for a local pachinko parlor. (A popular slot machine type game.)

The sign to the left reads:

I've been needing some feelings of success and some chances.

Despite the spelling, I imagine this product name wouldn't go over well in the states.

This sign isn't so funny, but is a classic example of the difference between the American & Japanese train systems. We see these sign occasionally around, when they know that the train is going to be one or two minutes off schedule, they post a sign in advance. (We took this photo on Feb 14th regarding the schedule on the 16th.)

The trains are usually scheduled so precisely that you can set your watch by them. I heard a story once about a person who was wondering how he would know when he reached his stop. He was told to look at his watch when he got on the train, and to get off 17 minutes later.

Even though this page is about signs I've seen in Japan. I couldn't help throw in this sign I ran accross at the Chicago O'Hare Airport.

I can imagine the TV version of this add. "Hey! Can you hear me?? You sound like you're a block away!" . . . "You won't believe it, but I'm MILES away!"

Once again. . . If you like these photos, and want to see more examples, go to www.engrish.com for the best collection of Engrish on the web.

Brian and Kristen Marriott

Copywrited, Brian Marriott, 2002
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