webfact Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 New warning signs placed around notorious Phuket lakeEakkapop ThongtubThe 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petedk Posted April 3, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2015 Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Oh my Thai Bhudda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Just tried to read the English part and still have no clue what it means 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Did the missing grates get reinstalled? No comment on the atrocious English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketsub Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Well, the language problems don't start with the sign: it is clearly a lagoon, not a lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorri Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNIvar Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 It looks like they used Google translator for the English and Chinese versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttthailand Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 And you have members in tvf that say they understand Thai. Some Thai to English is gibberish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents? Proofreading is an occupation reserved for Thai's only. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Just tried to read the English part and still have no clue what it meanshu...huh...please do not say that out loud, thais will start to think we are all like you ... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Why don't these people get someone to proofread official signs and documents? they did, google. just be thankful they didn't use bing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Reminds me of when I once walked into a bar in Kata and it was someone's birthday. the sign read 'Happy Bird day' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Non-verbal communication would have been good enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistachios Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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