The English language is chic. Let’s face it–if you don’t own a piece of clothing with random phrases of the language, you’ve just got no sense of style.
Clothing is probably where I find the most Engrish. Most of it is nonsensical and just entertaining…but perhaps some truly do have deep and significant meanings. Meanings so deep, they’re incomprehensible even to a native speaker. We must open our minds. Open our minds to the profound messages of Engrish.
I didn’t notice until I was posting these pictures that the last sentence in the shirt before is the same sentence used in the center of the next shirt. I guess it must be an important and well-known phrase in the Engrish community. Let’s take careful heed. By the way, can anyone tell me what goes on at the Florida Activity Center?
Reaching out to Mexicans with Engrish
British-American? There must be a deeper message here and not just a geographical mistake…
If you ever get confused about whether to use its or it’s, just remember this shirt:
You can find the most uplifting Engrish on children’s clothing
Handbags are a great way to show off Engrish. It’s also very trendy to throw on a bunch of rhinestones, sequined patches and bows to help illustrate the meaning!
Even the all-American Tommy Hilfiger has embraced Engrish:
We should learn from the Japanese when it comes to thinking up new clothing brand names
On to hats: the best way to creatively express how you truly feel.
Is this a colorful brand name, racially charged, or just a dark way to yell? Only Engrish knows…
And remember…when life gets too crazy….
The funny thing is, I used to wear shirts with plenty of Engrish on them when I was little. Every now and then, my sister and I would receive a big box of hand-me-downs in the mail from my cousins in Japan. I was always so excited for the cute, only-available-in-Japan clothes. I never could make out what the shirts were supposed to say, but I just thought that was because I didn’t know enough English.
Anyway, more to come!!
In case you missed it, here’s part 1 of my Engrish collection.
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This made my day :) thank you
I’m glad! Thanks for reading! By the way, how’d you come across this post?