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Rolf Gibbs: Travels in India |
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1. Arrival In India (1)
2. Mumbai (2) 3. Goa (9) 4. Travelling Northwards (4) 5. Rajasthan (6) 6. South India (7) 7. Sri Lanka (1) 8. North India (12) 9. Departure from India (1) About Me (1) Photos: Great Signs of India (1) Photos: Indians can sleep ANYWHERE! (1) Photos: Unmade Beds (1)
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* Adieu, India!
* Corbett Tiger Reserve * Himalaya Joshimath * Rishikesh II. * Delhi II. * Rishikesh * Train from Hell: Varanasi / Rishikesh * Indians can sleep ANYWHERE! * Great Signs of India * Varanasi * Unmade Beds * Orchha / Kajuraho * Agra / Taj Mahal * Delhi * Train to Delhi * Bike Problems in Chennai * Two Rolf(e)s Become One Again * Mammalpuram * Pondicherry * Madurai
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April 04, 2005Great Signs of India
Serious Warning: Office of the Officer: Accidents are not what they seem: Joy Ride?: Misspelling one's own name!: Stating the obvious: Sometimes Oil can be redundant: Big ships need BIG signs: Not so dramatic an error, except that it is carved in STONE!: Know thyself...: ...Speed After Words!: Sign on the holy steps of Varanasi: I think I would "Stoppage" before learning English from these people!!!: If you are married, divorce!: Ther are so many wonderful menu spelling mistakes, that I hardly bother including them, but this spelling of Omlette was too nice...: Of course, all parents are primarily concerned with "Being Cool"...: Criminals beware: Be Gentle...: This one is deliciously chauvinistic: Toilets in ski resort: This one needs some graffiti -- the word "Today" added at the end: Hopeful tiger reserve sign!: Sounds uncomfortable: The goats know this to be the case: This one is more cryptic without explanation: "Wangle" jeans: Then what is the bathroom for??? (This is one of the BEST!): A club for fathers of brides who don't want to pay a dowry: "Beauty Parlour?": Beware of Handsome Men: Only write signs when you are sober: Rules of a God Place: More wonderful chauvisim: And the award for most spelling mistakes in one dish goes to... (should read "Hungarian Goulash"): The staff are ready and waiting... An absolute classic: Sperm Station?: Sometimes it takes a while to even work out WHAT is being misspelled: For a good while, I thought this might be serious:
Comments
Some of these are so funny. I would have thought no mistakes would be made in Kerala..state is supposed to have 100% literacy..but then English is not the first language. Hilarious.... Posted by: Madhu on April 19, 2005 09:27 AM |
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