I saw a piece of text the other day in a Brussels canteen that will remain nameless, and it made me chuckle, as it speaks such volumes about the French language and how it tends to be used.
The sign was above one of those belts that you put your tray on when you've finished your meal. The English would have been something like "to avoid jams, please put your tray neatly onto the belt". Below is the French version. Enjoy!
Le système d'évacuation des plateaux requiert impérativement une disposition correcte des plateaux sur la bande transporteuse.
Posted by Eurodan at February 16, 2005 11:03 PMFrench is such a nice language!
By the way, where was the Dutch translation? Did they forget?