Bad English in public

Here are some examples why you should NOT believe everything you see in public. Even big companies, pop stars or teachers make mistakes once in a while. This site will be updated on a non-regular basis so make sure to bookmark or save it.

1.) Big companies

mcdonalds thailand can not speak english

mcdonalds fails again to speak english

and again...mcdonalds....tangybar becue....

2.) Schools

english language school can not spell

english language school can not spell english

the vocational college...tour guides...

3.) Websites

you want me to buy here?

And that's a University...

great when financial service providers do not speak english...

Even BIG newspapers struggle with English...

4.) Shopping Malls / Districts

UD Town, Udon Thani. No grammar necessary

5.) Public Transport

MRT, Bangkok - operator is response...

6.) Pop stars / songs

• I ain’t easy – BAD English. Using ain’t is widely considered as bad English. If you use it though you should never use it in combination with ‘I’.
• You & I- WRONG! It is ‘you and me’ NOT ‘you and I’.
• Where you be? – It is ‘where are you?’ NOT where you be!!!