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Lost in translation

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm

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Saw this on the BBC news tonight - absolute class Rolling with laughter

Wouldn't have happened in Scotland though....... They usually need to find someone to translate the signs into English Whistle The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom Smile
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and that's not as easy as it sounds. first they have to find someone who reads Scottish Rolling with laughter




JMC wrote:
Wouldn't have happened in Scotland though.......

because it appears even they dont speak Scottish.
BBC News wrote:
• People living near an Aberdeenshire building site in 2006 were mystified when a sign apologising for the inconvenience was written in Welsh as well as English.
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Bet this one was done on purpose Whistle

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• In the same year, a sign for pedestrians in Cardiff reading 'Look Right' in English read 'Look Left' in Welsh.
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Seen this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/

lucky it had subtitles Practice safe eating - always use condiments.


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