On the misuse of English overseas...

There's something inherently funny when one is traveling and observes English phrases that don't quite make sense. Having assiduously trotted about into a decent number of corners of the world, these malformed phrases give me an odd feeling of comfort about the trustworthiness of a culture. I feel like, if these guys are not going to check with a native speaker about a particular phrase, the likelihood of them mugging me and then beating me to a bloody pulp is considerably less (an untested and likely incorrect theory for certain - but an intriguing one).

In any case, these are just a couple of the images I've captured in Buenos Aires so far. For more amusing mis-phraseology, check out James Fallows' recent posts, including one on the Amazing Slop that he's encountered in China (oh and while you're at it - he does have a cool article on his trip to Istanbul here).

p.s. of course, this post does not in any way excuse my constant butchering of Spanish on my short visit thus far.