Signs in English

by Ironwood @, Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 15:49 (1012 days ago) @ papanoaB

Being always curious about this sort of thing, where did you "just read a story" on this subject? What is the source?

Here's the Google English translation of the article:

LOCAL BUSINESSMEN POINT OUT THAT SIGNAGE AND LOCATION PLANS IN ENGLISH ARE NECESSARY IN #Zihuatanejo * Derived from the fact that those who frequented the port now reside there. Zihuatanejo, Gro., January 30, 2024.- Due to the serious global social phenomenon of gentrification, this phenomenon has ended the Canadian tourism season, resulting from the fact that those who frequented the port now reside there.
Derived from the above, the president of the Citizen Tourism Council of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Ricardo Gómez Cardoso, believes that it is now necessary to install signage and location plans in English and to include maps for orientation, he said in an interview. He noted that the increase in international residents and not only from Canada and the United States; Well, they also come from other countries and as proof is that in the hostel that he manages there are tourists from London, England; There are also Italians and French; to give a couple of examples. It is time to implement signage in both Spanish and English, because it is already a destination with international recognition and it is important to guide visitors; For example, some foreigners get lost or don't know where to turn and if there are those information points they can easily find their way. Gómez Cardoso said: “Like when you go to international destinations and you find these location maps and they tell you, you are standing here, and from there they show you the different options where you can go, by car or walking.” This type of infrastructure is important because Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo is growing as one of the tourist destinations in Mexico best positioned abroad, and both signage and service in English and French must improve."

As usual, with these Google translations, they seldom make much sense. Or maybe it's the convoluted thinking of the originator? That first non-sensical paragraph, about the ending of the Canadian tourism season, is a prime example.


As an aside, many signs in Cuba are posted in English, Spanish..... and Russian.


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