Instructions

The instruction category is not for everyone – none of the Engrish you see here will make Engrish of the Week. There is a demand for it however, since Engrish.com has received hundreds of submissions. Here are some of the better ones from Japan and China.

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Table Lamp Instructions

posted on 5 Apr 2010 in Chinglish, Instructions

Photo courtesy of Lance & Laura Ostman.
Instructions that came with table lamp (made in China).

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Entering the tower…

posted on 4 Nov 2009 in Chinglish, Instructions



Photo courtesy of Pius Ott.
Found at the Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China.

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Instructions for the tourist…

posted on 29 Oct 2009 in Engrish from Other Countries, Instructions

Photo courtesy of Alison Honey.
Sign found at mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Some have suggested Paragon Mall is in Bangkok or Singapore.

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Bad Room

posted on 16 Mar 2009 in Instructions

Good: Walk-in closet. Bad: Angry hornets.

 

Photo courtesy of Ken.
Found in Japan real estate materials.  

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Having trouble with my Leet ear…

posted on 2 May 2008 in Instructions

 

 

Photo courtesy of Drazen Djordjevic.

Headphones from China. 

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Araha Park Instructions

posted on 15 Nov 2007 in Instructions

 

 

Photo courtesy of Jon Walden.

Found in Okinawa, Japan. 

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Clock Instructions

posted on 8 Feb 2007 in Instructions

See cord for real shocker…

 

Photo courtesy of Annick Lavoie.

Alarm clock from Hiroshima’s Central Hotel.

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Magic Flyer Instructions

posted on 26 Oct 2006 in Instructions

Hey, show it to Tom Cruise and see what happens…

 

Photo courtesy of Reverend Timothy.

Product originally from China. 

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Battery Instructions

posted on 25 Oct 2006 in Instructions

If you can swallow a D battery,

you got problems anyway…

 

Photo courtesy of Jim Carlton.

Found in a 4 pack of AA batteries in Austria.

Some have written in to say that the

illustration is from Homestarrunner.

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MP3 Player Manual Foreword

posted on 23 Oct 2006 in Instructions

 

Photo courtesy of Stewart Webb.

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