https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:58:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536738 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:22:31 +0000 DenverMom 2536738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It bothers me, whether it's an ethnic restaurant or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536737 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:21:06 +0000 Adira 2536737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Typos drive me crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536730 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:08:41 +0000 avivoca 2536730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't bother me. Everyone makes mistakes and it can be very expensive to re-print things if one typo gets missed. It doesn't add charm, but I don't make fun of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536716 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:47:27 +0000 peachykeen 2536716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't bother me or make me think it's more authentic. It is frustrating when traveling to other countries to automatically be given the English menu with so many crazy misleading translations - I always ask for the local language menu even if it's not a language I'm fluent in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536705 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:36:51 +0000 catlady 2536705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find them endearing if they are funny (like "Happy family dish with sauce" or something). If they are just typos though, they kind of bug me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536700 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:34:30 +0000 Umbreon 2536700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petitenoisette: Haha that reminds me, there's a place in our city called "Jugo Juice" and DH always makes fun of it because Jugo is spanish for juice. So he always calls it Juice Juice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536690 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:30:20 +0000 Umbreon 2536690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've noticed this in some places before and it doesn't bother me. In the places I've noticed it, they're usually small, family owned restaurants run by people where English is not their first language. How could you blame them? Starting a business is expensive and I can't imagine hiring a professional translator/editor for the menus was a top priority. </p> <p>However, if I see a typo on a menu or flyer for a big chain restaurant, I think that's unacceptable. For instance, I remember seeing a typo on a flyer for a popular chain pizza place, in great big letters, they got "Dessert" and "Desert" mixed up. That made me laugh in a "making fun" kind of way. I thought that was a mistake they should have caught considering the word took up half the page. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536682 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:28:12 +0000 snowjewelz 2536682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A big chain establishment? I'd think they can do better.</p> <p>Hole in the wall ethnic places that I love? Who cares! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536652 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 07:48:36 +0000 petitenoisette 2536652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a little silly, sometimes it seems like it wouldn't be hard to find someone to proofread for them! So I don't really find it negative or positive. </p> <p>What annoys me is restaurants trying to use another language to make themselves seem fancy and then spelling words wrong. Specifically I see this in the US with French (and I'm a French teacher so of course this would annoy me!). Like calling your restaurant Cafè francais or something like that :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536627 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 07:14:04 +0000 Mamaof2 2536627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would bother me but I wouldn't not eat there because of it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536601 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 06:41:21 +0000 looch 2536601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't bother me either, I mean, what am I going to do about it, get up and not eat there? Offer to fix the menu?</p> <p>I love random English translations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536594 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 06:23:34 +0000 BSB 2536594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't bother me. I might chuckle at it but think nothing negative about it. The English language is hard. It doesn't matter if I see it here in the US or when traveling internationally. </p> <p>Come on! We probably say and do some dumb stuff when we are traveling as an American in a foreign country. Ehh, learning and writing English for someone whose primary language isn't English isn't such a big deal. They tried. I can usually understand what they mean. Plus, is there some rule that requires you to be an expert in the home country's language when you move/live there? I think not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536593 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 06:08:47 +0000 Mrs. J 2536593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely not, but I'm an English teacher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536577 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 03:57:16 +0000 Cherrybee 2536577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aaw, I find it endearing. Delax salad :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536566 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:50:10 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2536566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hehe. I think it's cute. When I lived in Korea, I used to take pictures of all the weird translations/grammatical mistakes and send them to a friend (he would get a kick out of it), but it was so common there, I had to stop - it was everywhere! I still find endearing and so cute, especially when it comes with drawings of crying baby animals! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536564 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:40:32 +0000 lamariniere 2536564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't bother me, but since I'm a translator, I always wonder why people don't hire a professional, especially for nicer places. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536552 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:06:40 +0000 Sapphiresun 2536552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Typically I find grammatical mistakes on permanent documents like a menu or brochure to be kind of half assed. I don't know that I find it charming in ethnic restaurants, but have to give props when I know it's likely English language learners since their English is probably better than my Japanese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536544 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:33:34 +0000 Autumnmama79 2536544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: grammatical mistakes are never charming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536539 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:21:32 +0000 PurplePeony 2536539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't say it adds charm, but I don't judge as harshly as I otherwise would if I see errors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536529 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:00:19 +0000 birdofafeather 2536529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it's funny to me when abroad, but i think of the horrible translations we have of certain languages and it must read the same way for native speakers of other languages. i do think it's more strange when it's incorrect in a city in the US where help is easily available! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536526 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:55:54 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2536526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really care one way or the other, as long as I can understand what they mean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536522 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:51:28 +0000 sapphire 2536522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Get help with the translation or don't translate at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536473 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:00:31 +0000 mrsbookworm 2536473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't bother me in an ethnic restaurant. Sometimes it's amusing (not in a making fun way). In a "regular" restaurant I might think they couldn't be bothered to proofread but it wouldn't stop me from eating there if the food was good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536405 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:27:44 +0000 mrsjazz 2536405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I'm a writer, I always like to correct menus--but this is for all menus.</p> <p>There was just something controversial in the literary world about this. A well-known white poet posted some typos from a Chinese restaurant in his neighborhood making fun of it, which started a bunch of people chiming in to make fun. Then quite a few Asian writers spoke up about how many of these restaurants are run by people whose first language isn't English. They talked about people making fun of Asian immigrants, for many of whom English is a third language and growing up in this country being made fun of for their accents. It was interesting and eye opening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536399 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:12:25 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2536399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Sorry to say, but I find it distracting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536395 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:06:56 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2536395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I find them more irritating than endearing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-typos-and-grammatical-mistakes-in-restaurants-add-charm-to-ethnic-restaurants#post-2536379 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:48:39 +0000 mrbee 2536379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I see a typo, then I usually figure that the ethnic restaurant is more authentic!</p> <p>I'm not so sure when it's not an ethnic restaurant though. I have a specific situation in mind here: I started helping my (Japanese) mom with her business after I moved here, and she has a restaurant that offers a "Tuna Delax Salad". Typos really bother me, but I feel bad correcting my mom's English - especially as she'd have to reprint all the menus. Plus I feel like (hope?) that my mom kind of gets a pass since she's not a native English speaker. But I'm not 100% sure...</p> <p>Do typos and grammatical mistakes in menus add charm to ethnic restaurants? What about other types of restaurants? </p>