Signs: Lost in Translation

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About Signs: Lost in Translation

Do you travel much? A little? At all? Do you have a camera? (That's rhetorical, of course you do!) Have you ever taken a picture of a sign in a foreign country that caused you to think "wait, surely that sign can't mean that"? Did you record the source of your perplexity with aforementioned camera?

Then THIS is the group for you my friend! Signs: Lost in Translation is the internet's (or the very least Flickr's) repository for signs from around the world that made you scratch your head, look twice, or think "wait ... what?". There is no limit on the amount of photos you can add in a row or on any given day, as long as they meet the requirements!

Of course, with freedom comes rules (though not many):

**Photos must be of a sign(s) with the potential to confuse someone not skilled in the sign's language (or the country's customs if there's no writing). It does not necessarily have to be misspelled or mistranslated, so long as it retains the potential to confuse.

**Photos cannot be photoshopped to appear silly or confusing (save for standard touch-ups and all). You're on the honor code here!

**Not so much a rule - more of a suggestion - if you know what a sign actually means, let us know! We can still laugh at their confusing nature while being a bit more knowledgeable of foreign customs.