I live in Mozambique (though I was born in Europe), and I’d like to share a little bit of this country with you in the form of our local Engrish, for lack of a better term. Sometimes business try to communicate to people whose first language isn’t Portuguese, which is the official language here. The result might be called Menglish, maybe, but I’ll just go with Engrish here. What follows is a list of fun stuff.
Fun at the Water Park
The local “Adil” water park shares some goodness:
“We will not tolerate any offense against public morals, ethics and lack of bad behavior on the grounds of the park.”
That’s right. ethics are good, but bad behavior is better.
Resumé gems
Excerpt from a great cover letter (sent to 100+ organizations – To, not BCC):
Waiting for Your Excellency the greatest consideration and care to nurture more professional experience, hereby express their willingness to join in your workgroup.
Naturally closely followed by this, in case there were any lingering doubts:
English: Spoken and written fluently.
I’ll be adding more as I dig it up…
