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Take care to fall Take care to fall into the waterinto the waterBe careful. Danger Be careful. Danger risk of fallingrisk of falling

Mole Mole restroorestroommMale Male restroomrestroom

Offer the Seats to Offer the Seats to the Old, Weak, Sick, the Old, Weak, Sick, Crippie and Gravid.Crippie and Gravid.Please give the seats Please give the seats to the elderly, to the elderly, disabled, and disabled, and pregnant women.pregnant women.

Poisonous & Poisonous & Evil RubbishEvil RubbishToxic waste / Toxic waste / Hazardous wasteHazardous waste

Slip and fall Slip and fall down carefullydown carefullyCaution! The floor Caution! The floor is slipperyis slippery

The male The male sex toiletsex toiletMalMalee

Please do not Please do not feed the feed the fishes with fishes with your privateyour privatePlease do not Please do not feed the fish feed the fish with your own with your own fish foodfish food

Pound Pound saltedsaltedSpicy Spicy salted salted egg egg saladsalad

RiceRiceSticky Sticky ricerice

Japanese Japanese frozenfrozenFrozen Frozen Japanese Japanese foodfood

Hell careHell careHealth Health carecare

Salads Salads hearhearSalad is sold Salad is sold herehere

Old fashioned Old fashioned coffee / teacoffee / teaThai traditional Thai traditional coffee / teacoffee / tea

Paint by Paint by handhandHand Hand paintedpainted

We We guarantee guarantee that these that these article are article are made made from from Original Original Crocodile, Crocodile, Stingray Stingray Ostrich Ostrich and Snake and Snake skinskin

We guarantee that these We guarantee that these products are made from products are made from real crocodile skin, stingray real crocodile skin, stingray skin, ostrich skin, and skin, ostrich skin, and snake skin.snake skin.

Hair Hair ColorsColorsHair coloringHair coloringHair Hair StretcStretchhHair Hair straightenstraighteningingHilightHilightHair Hair highlightihighlightingngHair Hair ProducProducttHair Hair curlincurlingg

I keep I keep thinking abort thinking abort yotyotI keep I keep thinking about thinking about youyou

Direct Direct translationtranslation

Pay fresh Pay fresh cancel believe cancel believe in be bored in be bored with demandwith demandCash Cash onlyonly

CoConut CoConut perfumeperfumeFragrant Fragrant coconutcoconut

If you are stolen, call If you are stolen, call the police at once.the police at once.If your belongings are If your belongings are stolen, call the police stolen, call the police immediately.immediately.

Waffle Waffle vanillavanillaVanilla Vanilla wafflewaffle

Wat Wat ChiangmChiangmananChiangmaChiangman templen temple

Butt head Butt head against the against the wallwallMind your head / Mind your head / Watch your headWatch your head

Mix sea Mix sea hot pothot potMixed Mixed seafood hot seafood hot potpot

Not sell I-phone, I-Not sell I-phone, I-pad, HTC, pad, HTC, Blackberry and case Blackberry and case or coveror coveriPhone, iPad, HTC, iPhone, iPad, HTC, Blackberry, and Blackberry, and case are not sold case are not sold herehere

Accident Accident much roadmuch roadAccident Accident prone roadprone road

MisunderstandiMisunderstanding situationsng situations

Be careful! There is a car garden.

Excuse me?!?

They said that couple has something together.

?????

Can you speak

English?

Yes, I can, but just snake snake fish fish.?!?!?

?!?!

Mr. Driver! Could you please drive slow slow.

Wouldn’t you like to come to the library with me?

Yes, I’m not going.

Do you mind if I use your cell phone to ring my office?

Be my guest.

Guest what?Do you have a party on this weekend?

?!?!