The Worst English Translation Fails of All Time

Scooters Are Waiting For You

Allow me to decode this message… IF (and only if) you can find the exit, you get to keep this specific scooter. Since this sign is still up, it is likely that nobody has found the exit yet. Which is concerning, it’s actually unbelievably concerning.

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