Asian English Language Signs & Notifications: A Special Sensibility
Indonesian Signs - Bali - 1 Feb. 13, 2018
Indonesian Signs - Bali - 2 Feb. 13, 2018
Indonesian Signs - Labuan Bajo - 1 Feb. 16, 2018
Malaysia Signs - Kuala Lumpur This billboard ad for a Vivo smartphone features Malaysian Signs - Kuala Lumpur Chinese actor and singer Lu Han, one of the most popular entertainment figures in China. He came to fame as a singer in the boy group known as Exo. Yes, I find him very attractive, but for western eyes to see a billboard image of a young man (he is now 28) looking rather effeminate and delicate came as a shock. Dec. 12, 2018
Malaysia Signs - Kuching -1 Feb. 22, 2018
Malaysia Signs - Penang - 1 Feb. 24, 2018
Philippines Signs - Davao City - 1
Philippines Signs - Davao City - 2
Philippines Signs - Davao City - 3
Philippines Signs - Davao City - 4 The moment my eye caught this image I felt certain that the attractive, masculine model in the ad was thrusting his cock at the viewer. Why else did they decide to crop the top of the can - like a circumcision.
Jan. 1, 2019
Philippine Signs - Manila - 1 He was both a Cardinal and Archbishop of Manila until his death in 2005.
Philippine Signs - Manila - 2 This was posted on the window of a small grocery store. feb. 28, 2018
Philippine Signs - Manila - 3 Even the sign reveals the impact of pollution. March 1, 2018
Philippine Sign - Cagayan de Oro -1 Dec. 28, 2018
Thailand Signs - Bangkok - 1 Can someone please explain how one performs a massage on the testicles? Feb. 6, 2018
These images say a lot about the Asian sense of humor and sensibility. Except perhaps for similarities in the Xtian religious signs, I don’t think you would find anything like the others in North America or Europe. English is either a country’s second or third language and that gives them a certain tangent on words, meaning and pronunciation. They never miss a beat when it comes to using words in the most humorous ways. This tendency seems particularly pronounced in the Philippines.