This is the entrance door to a small countryside grocery store in Norway.
The norwegian word for "pull" is "dra".
But by adding a "g" to it,
a very old fashioned version of the word is used.
However, wouldn't an english speaking person be
curious as to what kind of establishment this was? :-)
15 comments:
Laughing out loud!!! :)
Great find indeed.
May you have wonderful doors ahead throughout the week.
daily athens
Us English speakers are easily confused. Funny.
as Joy says, easily confused!
I learned a new word today. Thanks.
Curiosity would have me going inside to find out!
Love this door! No doubt I would stand there for a few puzzled moments before proceeding...LOL. Great shot!
Lynette
Imagination Lane
The conventional meaning of pull and drag are close enough, I might have been able to puzzle it out when posted on a door -- maybe, but maybe not.
Amazing what a sign in translation can produce! Fascinating find!
It sure would confuse a lot of people that only speak english. In this case it could be very funny..
I would have thought it was a strange translation, at first. now I wonder what is the Norwegian for 'push'?
Ah yea, I would be very confused by the sign.
I think I would have thought that they were being funny!
Haha, interesting sign.
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Rosie
hyhahah...that's funny!
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