Some of them really made me guffaw.
I think the title used is a little unfair (I know it was the LA Times title rather than yours, Tulip). They're mostly overly literal, or the sort of thing that happens when one word is translated at a time. I don't think they're horrible because you can uinderstand all of them - what would be horrible would be if Western tourists had no idea they needed to be cautious because all the signs were in Chinese/ Japanese etc.
I don't get what's wrong with "Thanks for calling" at McDonalds though. I suppose it's a mistranslation of "Thanks for visiting."
And I loved, "Green grass is beautiful hope your foot give mercy" Far superior to, "Do not walk on the grass"!
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