Offbeat Travel Photo – Wrong Book Shop

– November 9, 2009Posted in: China

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Offbeat Travel Photo Time!

The Offbeat Travel Photo of the Week is shown below, and it was sent to me via email.

Basically, this Offbeat Travel Photo highlights the language conundrums of the world.

Offbeat Travel Book Store!

I’m just wondering if the returns department of the Wong Fook Hing Book Store is titled?

Maybe the Fook Hing Returns section?

Offbeat Travel Photo - Wrong Book Store

I think this photo was taken in Hong Kong after a Google search. It could be doctored for all I know, but I found this Offbeat Travel Photo funny anyway.

If you are having trouble getting it, read this out loud – WONG FOOK HING BOOK STORE! You will get the gist of it!

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Other Offbeat Travel Photos you can giggle at after the Wong Fook Hing Book Store – the Duty Free Airport Shop and the Be Nice To Health Workers sign.

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15 Comments

Candice
Twitter: candicewalsh

Posted November 9, 2009 at 9:26 AM

This is officially my new favorite blog. Hilarious.
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The Travel Tart Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 11:19 am

Happy to share the funny travel photos!

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Swearing
Twitter: dailycuss

Posted June 25, 2010 at 6:55 PM

You should travel around mainland China! You’ll find lots of great chinglish to photograph on signs and menus. In Beijing there’s a hair salon called “ASS Hair Salon.”
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j choban

Posted September 13, 2010 at 10:06 AM

Funny! I also saw:
“Slip Carefully”
“Chemist for the Tumor of Shanghai”
And the “Pecker Lie Fallow Shoe Store”
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Malaysian

Posted September 29, 2010 at 2:18 AM

Just to explain a little, the shop is named after a person’s name. ‘Wong’ is the sirname, while ‘Fook Hing’ is the given name.

Apparently the parents have to really make up their minds earlier on whether the son should be addressed by ‘Won’t F Him’ or ‘F Him’!

Gosh, what a head-spinning name!!

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Melissa Skidmore Photography

Posted October 7, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Funny photo. It may only sound odd to English but for Chinese that may be best for them.

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Rachel

Posted November 27, 2010 at 12:58 AM

I think this photo was taken in Hong Kong after a Google search. It could be doctored for all I know. Wrong Book Shop This entry is filed under Travel.

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Mary Robson@ Accommodations In White Rock BC

Posted November 27, 2010 at 5:33 PM

This is a very humorous name for a book store in English, but I do wonder what it really means in Chinese? Is it merely the name of the shopkeeper? Thanks for sharing!
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World Traveler Society

Posted November 29, 2010 at 10:08 AM

I love little Engrish gems like this, I doubt it’s doctored.
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