New warning signs placed around notorious Phuket lake

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New warning signs placed around notorious Phuket lake
Eakkapop Thongtub


The new warning sign that has been placed around Nai Harn Lake.

PHUKET: -- New warning zone signs, written in three languages, were put up around Nai Harn Lake today (April 2) aimed at preventing drowning incidents, especially involving children. Several have died there in previous years.

Rawai Mayor, Aroon Soros stated that Rawai Municipality had held a meeting with city officials and the public sector on Monday (March 30) to try to find solutions to prevent children, residents and tourists from drowning in the area.

“Children are now out off school for the summer and we want to prevent drowning incidents in our area of responsibility such as Nai Harn Lake, the canal, reservoir and beach,” said Mayor Aroon.

He said that at the meeting officials agreed to put up four more warning signs around Nai Harn Lake.

The signs are written in three languages; Thai, Chinese and English and also feature the international logo for no swimming. Buoys have also been placed in areas known to have strong currents.

In addition, district security guards will be at the sites to assist and advise tourists and residents throughout the summer, Mayor Aroon said.

In the Thai language the sign reads “Danger zone” - “Please be careful swimming in this area. The current is very strong, be careful of the water sucking you in to the sluice gate”.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/new-warning-signs-placed-around-notorious-phuket-lake-51693.php


-- Phuket News 2015-04-03

[petedk]

Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents?

[NongKhaiKid]

Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents?

An old friend of mine who taught English here for many a long year had a simple theory and that was ' if it looks right it will do. '

Applies to many other things too not just translations and also roll in the Thainess of not admitting that they don't know something and having to ask.

[Somtamnication]

Oh my Thai Bhudda!

[lee b]

Just tried to read the English part and still have no clue what it means

[Thaddeus]

Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents?

Pound to a penny the Chinese part says ''be honour ancestors, no spitting''

[steelepulse]

Did the missing grates get reinstalled? No comment on the atrocious English.

[phuketsub]

Well, the language problems don't start with the sign: it is clearly a lagoon, not a lake.

[phantomfiddler]

Pathetic use of the english language, tells you all you need to know about the thai educational system, and also the fact that they are too blind to have a farang proof read their awful prose

[keestha]

The nicest botched English gem I ever ran into might have been: "On the suspicious occasion of the opening of our new factory" (auspicious was meant).

[Rorri]

Even if we accept the "meaning" of the sign, one thing stands out, at least for me... signs do NOT make responsible parents, there seems to be a failure in Thai society to be responsible, when it comes to their kids often the "responsibility" is forced upon an older child, even if that child is only slightly older, the parents taking no care.

Edited April 3, 2015 by Rorri

[RedNIvar]

It looks like they used Google translator for the English and Chinese versions.

[ttthailand]

The drawing on that sign suggests No Swimming while the terrible English wording suggests you can swim but be careful, I think ... Hahaha. Amazing Thailand !

[Fullstop]

In the Thai language the sign reads “Danger zone” - “Please be careful swimming in this area. The current is very strong, be careful of the water sucking you in to the sluice gate”.

Too bad you don't work for the sign company Khun Eakkapop.

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

And you have members in tvf that say they understand Thai. Some Thai to English is gibberish.

[madmitch]

The Phuket official signmakers must be having a field-day right now: these, the beach signs, that I haven't actually seen yet in Karon or Kata, and of course the non-mandatory 50kph speed limit signs.

Surely they could afford a couple of hundred baht or a bottle of Chang to get a native English speaker to proofread. Thank you Phuket News for telling us what it should say.

[LivinginKata]

The Phuket official signmakers must be having a field-day right now: these, the beach signs, that I haven't actually seen yet in Karon or Kata, and of course the non-mandatory 50kph speed limit signs.

Surely they could afford a couple of hundred baht or a bottle of Chang to get a native English speaker to proofread. Thank you Phuket News for telling us what it should say.

Beach signs are up on Kata Beach, been there a week or so. English writing not too bad. but the definition of 10% of the beach is as clear as mud.

[NamKangMan]

Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents?

Proofreading is an occupation reserved for Thai's only.

[mikiea]

Just tried to read the English part and still have no clue what it means

hu...huh...please do not say that out loud, thais will start to think we are all like you ... :-)

[HooHaa]

Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents?

they did, google. just be thankful they didn't use bing.

[hansgruber]

Reminds me of when I once walked into a bar in Kata and it was someone's birthday. the sign read 'Happy Bird day'

[doremifasol]

Non-verbal communication would have been good enough

[pistachios]

This afternoon plenty of kids playing in the area without an adult in sight. They were all eating and chatting pretty far away. There were even two girls playing in the forbidden area delimited by red and white ropes, between two of the new signs. They will never learn.