A Nepalese sign that doesn&#39;t tell English-speakers a lot

@topffer (42156)

• France

12 Nov 18

A Belgian told me once when I was asking my way : "When you don't know, you don't go." It is Nepal, stay zen

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Nov 18

I think that was very good advice that your Belgian friend gave you. :)

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@allknowing (130067)

• India

13 Nov 18

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@topffer (42156)

• France

12 Nov 18

@JudyEv Lol, it was not a friend, but somebody in a street, and the kind of advice that you cannot forget

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Jojo

@Sojourn (13829)

• India

13 Nov 18

Though I am not from Nepal I can decipher a bit about the rules written. The first line says carrying any weapons or combustible items within the temple premises is strictly prohibited. The second one says it is imperative to wear decent clothes within the premises. The third one says Walk Way is only to be followed by Hindus. The last one says littering the premises is forbidden. Instead dustbins should be used to dispose off garbages.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Nov 18

@Sojourn I think you did very well. It is what I would expect to see on an English sign.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

Thank you very much for that. Would you mind if I did another post and about this and give the rules? Everyone is very curious about it. Or would you like to do a post yourself giving us the translation?

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Jojo

@Sojourn (13829)

• India

14 Nov 18

@JudyEv I would try. I don't know Nepalese but I can make a best guess as it is close to Hindi.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

12 Nov 18

This is indeed very funny! I think a foreigner would be excused if he or she committed a blunder *although the sign explains everything*.

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@topffer (42156)

• France

12 Nov 18

Ignorance of the law is no excuse

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

12 Nov 18

@topffer Is this rule also valid if offender and law don't share a common language? How can I know the laws of a country whose language I don't understand?

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@topffer (42156)

• France

12 Nov 18

@MALUSE Like I said in my response : "When you don't know, you don't go"

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

12 Nov 18

Interesting sign. I wonder if you could get it translated on one of the sites that do that?

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv We had a member from Nepal once. But he was obviously one of those who think that myLot is something different. He stayed only for a short while.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Nov 18

I can't copy a section to try out but interesting thought.

@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

@MALUSE Yes, I think there might have been another too but I haven't seen him lately either.

Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv So they speak English too. Did Vince learn any Nepalese? That is great that someone else will help with the funds.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

Quite a few speak English and most seem to learn it in the schools now.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

@Hannihar Mostly there has been someone with at least a little English. Otherwise I guess it is with lots of smiles and gestures.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129379)

• Israel

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv That is but has Vince ran into those that do not speak a word of English? How does or how would he communicate with them?

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

12 Nov 18

Hhah Okay I wont do any of that lol

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Nov 18

I like to obey the rules too!

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

16 Nov 18

@JudyEv

Sue21

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

13 Nov 18

An Irishman in London got us out of there and on our way to the North of England and so glad he was very direct and concise very accurate. Curious way they have though in Nepal.

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Sue21

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv Perhaps they want to make us guess? Scratch our heads and think what does all that mean?

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

Yes, it's a bit different isn't it?

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@allknowing (130067)

• India

12 Nov 18

That is a sign for foreigners to keep away . Obviously if they do not know their do's and don'ts they better not enter

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@allknowing (130067)

• India

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv Not really. They would any day prefer foreigners.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

@allknowing Perhaps it was written in English somewhere else.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

You could well be right. A national took Vince in so he was okay.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

12 Nov 18

yes, impossible to know what they are trying to say

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv pretty bad if it warns of danger in some way

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

@arthurchappell True.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

With French/German/etc you can at least have a guess but these types of scripts are impossible.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

•

14 Nov 18

That is funny, why don't have have English boards if they have tourists visiting those places.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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14 Nov 18

@JudyEv Possible.. But usually they have both languages on the same board.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Nov 18

@sofssu That's true so I don't know what the story is here.

@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Nov 18

Maybe it was in English is some other area.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Nov 18

Sounds like a confusing country to visit.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv Yes, it seems to be that way.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

I guess some of it is confusing but it does seem pretty safe there. The general opinion is that you won't get bashed or robbed but if you are tourist you are fair game for inflated prices - which is pretty par for the course really isn't it?

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dave

@dave121495 (1296)

• Philippines

14 Nov 18

Maybe the writer didn't know how to translate it to nepalese.haha

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Nov 18

Do you mean to English?

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dave

@dave121495 (1296)

• Philippines

14 Nov 18

@JudyEv It could be the other way around.

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DEBJANI BASAK

@debjani1 (7207)

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13 Nov 18

Never visit Nepal. I heard that it's a nice place. Whenever I visit there ,would like to take a proper guide who has proper knowledge about Nepal.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

You do learn a lot more if you have a proper guide.

DEBJANI BASAK

@debjani1 (7207)

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13 Nov 18

@JudyEv I do agree.

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nawala

@nawala123 (20852)

• Indonesia

13 Nov 18

it is too "beautiful". i could cry if i am there lol

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

There are some very lovely buildings there and a lot of gold leaf used to make the buildings stand out.

@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Nov 18

@nawala123 I think gold leaf has some gold in it but I don't know how much.

nawala

@nawala123 (20852)

• Indonesia

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv gold leaf? real gold?

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169653)

• United States

14 Nov 18

Well I caught walk way lol.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Nov 18

Yep, that was the easy bit!

DianneN

@DianneN (246334)

• United States

12 Nov 18

Yikes! That's why we hire tour guides.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246334)

• United States

13 Nov 18

@JudyEv We always hire guides in any non English speaking country.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Nov 18

Good idea in some countries - probably most countries!

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94320)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14 Nov 18

I can read Spanish and English signs but signs in Nepal are out of my league.

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@JudyEv (325398)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Nov 18

You can't even guess at them can you?

Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17836)

• London, England

12 Nov 18

That is one useful sign! I like the signs that have been translated using a very old English/German (for example) dictionary, but than I am easy to amuse!

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