Italian English: "customers gentile" and other fables

posted: Thursday 15 October 2009 by Alison in: Rome Language: learn italian!

cartello italiano-inglese alla romana

Far be it from me to criticise Italians for their English, this one comes from the locals themselves. I have been an English teacher in Italy and congratulate myself that none of my students would produce anything quite as creative as this (or perhaps just a few…). The photo forms part of a new series for our friends at 06blog.it, a blog dedicated to life in Rome.

This funny photo comes from a sign in a toilet of a restaurant in via della Pace, in the heart of one of Rome’s tourist districts. Our Italian colleagues are describing it as a “linguistic fantasy”, but one that we appreciate for amusing us.

Source | 06blog.it

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