I loves me some good Engrish!! I was always amazed at the attempts at English I found in Eastern Europe, particularly when it came to clothing. People would wear things with logos and slogans that would get you laughed off any American street. It was as if the designer knew just enough English not to give a f**k about whether or not what they were putting out made any sense. It invariably didn't.
As for your attempts at Italian, you're not alone. I tried- poorly- to wrap my head around Albanian, but everywhere I went in Kosovo people would want to practice their English on me...which was usually almost as bad as my Albanian. Still, they were unfailingly thrilled when I attempted to butcher a few words in their native tongue. :-)
Right? I'm pretty sure the English fails in Eastern Europe are in the top five, worldwide. Asia mangles it the best though. I remember Dave Barry writing about a concert he went to in Japan where someone wore a T-shirt with the slogan, "King Fuck Chicken" on it. Frankly, I would have given anything to see that.
When the Chevy Nova first came out, GM couldn't figure out why the car wasn't selling in Spain... (no va... get it?)
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That is an EPIC fail!
I loves me some good Engrish!! I was always amazed at the attempts at English I found in Eastern Europe, particularly when it came to clothing. People would wear things with logos and slogans that would get you laughed off any American street. It was as if the designer knew just enough English not to give a f**k about whether or not what they were putting out made any sense. It invariably didn't.
As for your attempts at Italian, you're not alone. I tried- poorly- to wrap my head around Albanian, but everywhere I went in Kosovo people would want to practice their English on me...which was usually almost as bad as my Albanian. Still, they were unfailingly thrilled when I attempted to butcher a few words in their native tongue. :-)
Right? I'm pretty sure the English fails in Eastern Europe are in the top five, worldwide. Asia mangles it the best though. I remember Dave Barry writing about a concert he went to in Japan where someone wore a T-shirt with the slogan, "King Fuck Chicken" on it. Frankly, I would have given anything to see that.
I’d give anything to buy that. 🤣