Day 5 - Lost in Translation

Lost in translation. I sometimes wonder if I should trust the English translation. For example, the restroom at work has a very interesting sign posted above the urinal. There is a green caricature of what I would guess to be a microbe with a medical cross on it's head followed by several Korean characters. In English below it reads, "Attention to safety benefits everyone." What? I hate signs above urinals. They demand your attention. Every time I am in there, I can't help but wonder what is so dangerous. That invariably causes me to laugh which is why I now only use the restroom when no one else is in there. Being thought of as the crazy foreigner is one thing. Giving them real reason to think I'm crazy, like laughing randomly at the urinal, is quite another. I can only guess that the sign is our equivalent to 'Employees must wash their hands before returning to work.' I like their sign better.