Engrish!

So I decided I would fill everyone in on one of my favorite things about Japan so far, Engrish. Engrish is a term used to describe what happens when non-native English speakers with limited skills are inexplicably tasked with designing important things like clothing, food labels, and signs. The first examples I have are funny but not too terrible, probably a 6 on the Engrish scale of hilarity. I happened upon this iced banana drink at a gas station during the drive to Fukui. Apparently it isn't cold. In fact, it's not even truely cool. It is simply, "Coolish". Please don't confuse this with the Snoop Dogg designed California version, "Cool Ish".

Another one I found was at the entrance to the karaoke bar. It reads, "We love,,, Singing". The triple comma, while an awesome idea in theory, often leads to excruciatingly long pauses during conversation.