Internationalisation... you're doing it wrong.

[yanpa]

Top tip for companies and organisations offering services in English: it kind of helps if you mention the availability of said services in English.

Like this driving school, from whose homepage a non-Japanese speaker wishing to learn to drive would have a hard time discerning the availability of lessons in a certain globally popular language.

[Taro Toporific]

Like this driving school, from whose homepage a non-Japanese speaker wishing to learn to drive would have a hard time discerning the availability of lessons in a certain globally popular language.

Their top homepage is such a mess how could anyone know what's available in Japanese.

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[Coligny]

Buduglydesign... If it's not Budugly, then, you've paid too much....

http://budugllydesign.com


Btw:

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[IparryU]

And if you are going to put a link for a translated version of the page... at least put it in the fucking language that it will be viewed in FFS.

[gaijinpunch]

to drive would have a hard time discerning the availability of lessons in a certain globally popular language.

Japanese people. Mess is the preferred design choice.

And if you are going to put a link for a translated version of the page... at least put it in the fucking language that it will be viewed in FFS.

National Geographic Japan (some very many moons ago) had a little blurb for you to call in. No shit, it said:

日本語 03-XXXX-XXXX
英語: 03-XXXX-XXXX

:-/

[Grumpy Gramps]

In an ideal world, the driver's school would offer Japanese lessons to their potential students in order to provide them with the skills to read their Japanese homepage and, in a second semester, how to fill in the application form?

[yanpa]

So, you're hanging out next to your local railway crossing, depressed at your inability to learn these pesky Asian characters and are seriously thinking about causing a person accident... Wouldn't it be great if some kindly soul put up a sign advertising the phone number for an English-language helpline?

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[wagyl]

I was going to ask whether many of the jumpers were FGs, but then I started to wonder why they would need two numbers for the 03 area, and it struck me.


I often feel that there is very little thought given to audience needs in the writing and signposting here. Far, far too often roadside signage has too much text to be able to process the message before you have passed. This is just another example of not adopting the point of view of the reader when reviewing the work.

[Coligny]

I was going to ask whether many of the jumpers were FGs, but then I started to wonder why they would need two numbers for the 03 area, and it struck me.


I often feel that there is very little thought given to audience needs in the writing and signposting here. Far, far too often roadside signage has too much text to be able to process the message before you have passed. This is just another example of not adopting the point of view of the reader when reviewing the work.

Care to enlighten the unwashed masses before it's bath time ?

[Russell]

He probably means that instead of reading all those telephone numbers out loud, a person would rather kill himself...

[wagyl]

Care to enlighten the unwashed masses before it's bath time ?

There is one unwashed mass which I have previously promised to myself not to assist with translation. He has shown himself unworthy of my help. Bad luck.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Care to enlighten the unwashed masses before it's bath time ?

There is one unwashed mass which I have previously promised to myself not to assist with translation. He has shown himself unworthy of my help. Bad luck.

[yanpa]

I was going to ask whether many of the jumpers were FGs, but then I started to wonder why they would need two numbers for the 03 area, and it struck me.


I often feel that there is very little thought given to audience needs in the writing and signposting here. Far, far too often roadside signage has too much text to be able to process the message before you have passed. This is just another example of not adopting the point of view of the reader when reviewing the work.

Care to enlighten the unwashed masses before it's bath time ?

This is precisely the point.

[Coligny]

He probably means that instead of reading all those telephone numbers out loud, a person would rather kill himself...

So it's a "don't kill yourself here" sign...
A bit like giving the list of chemical not to be mixed to avoid poisonous gaz... to prevent suicide...

brilliant...

Next up "do not taunt the dynamite monkey" signs at the zoo...

[yanpa]

He probably means that instead of reading all those telephone numbers out loud, a person would rather kill himself...

So it's a "don't kill yourself here" sign...

Yes... and with the phone-number for an English-speaking helpline.

[Russell]

It does not say anywhere not to kill oneself.

OK, all kinds of black humor now enters my mind, but I better restrict myself...

Edit: yeah, Yanpa, I now see that there is an English helpline. Brilliant!!! I am almost tempted to call and tell them I have become so depressed about all those signs in Japanese, that I don't see another way out. Sheesh.

[Coligny]

Care to enlighten the unwashed masses before it's bath time ?

There is one unwashed mass which I have previously promised to myself not to assist with translation. He has shown himself unworthy of my help. Bad luck.

Yea... The same way you putted me on ignore list sunshine...

[Coligny]

He probably means that instead of reading all those telephone numbers out loud, a person would rather kill himself...

So it's a "don't kill yourself here" sign...

Yes... and with the phone-number for an English-speaking helpline.

Suicide by railroad crossing is quite rare where am from, so it wouldn't be that needed... I think...

Now Darwinism by trainsurfing... Wezza talkin real shit...

[wagyl]

Oh, you are still there matey. I just keep a tally of how many of your posts are worth the extra click to display them. It has used a lot less notepaper than I expected.



However, I am giving myself a pat on the back for not saying "Kahma's a bitch" in my earlier post.

[Wage Slave]

However, I am giving myself a pat on the back for not saying "Kahma's a bitch" in my earlier post.

[Coligny]

However, I am giving myself a pat on the back for not saying "Kahma's a bitch" in my earlier post.

Yea, you couldn't have resisted explaining what kahma was one more time, ruining the snark effect...

(From "the room")

[kurogane]

I often feel that there is very little thought given to audience needs in the writing and signposting here. Far, far too often roadside signage has too much text to be able to process the message before you have passed. This is just another example of not adopting the point of view of the reader when reviewing the work.

Yes, but the fact that that is very true does raise the interesting question of why they still make such crappy compooter programmers. Obtuse presumption and teenage level self-absorption do seem to be sine qua non in my experience.

If you're having problems with Microsoft OS, just use the DOS prompts

[Coligny]

not adopting the point of view of the reader when reviewing the work.

Ergonomy, factoring in the -individual- human element, physiology and psychology.

Their absolute failure to do so... Is it really that surprising ?

I'd bet cheezeburger money they'd put kiosk on the left side of their aircraft carriers just for shit, giggles and fireballs...

[matsuki]

Edit: yeah, Yanpa, I now see that there is an English helpline. Brilliant!!! I am almost tempted to call and tell them I have become so depressed about all those signs in Japanese, that I don't see another way out. Sheesh.

Holy shit, it took me awhile to find it even after I read that.

Oh the irony on some of these things....especially the websites where the one thing the decide not to put into trendy fucked English is the actual fucking word "ENGLISH"

[Samurai_Jerk]

Edit: yeah, Yanpa, I now see that there is an English helpline. Brilliant!!! I am almost tempted to call and tell them I have become so depressed about all those signs in Japanese, that I don't see another way out. Sheesh.

Holy shit, it took me awhile to find it even after I read that.

Oh the irony on some of these things....especially the websites where the one thing the decide not to put into trendy fucked English is the actual fucking word "ENGLISH"

Yeah, it took me a second to read the fine print too. I feel like I've seen this before or at least another picture of the same sign.

[Coligny]

Edit: yeah, Yanpa, I now see that there is an English helpline. Brilliant!!! I am almost tempted to call and tell them I have become so depressed about all those signs in Japanese, that I don't see another way out. Sheesh.

Holy shit, it took me awhile to find it even after I read that.

Oh the irony on some of these things....especially the websites where the one thing the decide not to put into trendy fucked English is the actual fucking word "ENGLISH"

Yeah, it took me a second to read the fine print too. I feel like I've seen this before or at least another picture of the same sign.

Wasn't there a saying about the one-eyed ruling in the kingdom of the blind ?

Or sumthing...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Edit: yeah, Yanpa, I now see that there is an English helpline. Brilliant!!! I am almost tempted to call and tell them I have become so depressed about all those signs in Japanese, that I don't see another way out. Sheesh.

Holy shit, it took me awhile to find it even after I read that.

Oh the irony on some of these things....especially the websites where the one thing the decide not to put into trendy fucked English is the actual fucking word "ENGLISH"

Yeah, it took me a second to read the fine print too. I feel like I've seen this before or at least another picture of the same sign.

Wasn't there a saying about the one-eyed ruling in the kingdom of the blind ?

Or sumthing...

"Ignorance is bliss" is also a saying but that doesn't seem to be working out for you.

[Coligny]

I've moar often hurd:

"ignorance is bliss"
--"you must be the happiest person on earth"