The concierge in a Sorrento hotel lets guests know he’s on the job:

CONTACT THE CONCIERGE IMMEDIATELY FOR INFORMATIONS. PLEASE DON’T WAIT LAST MINUTES THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO ARRANGE ANY INCONVENIENCES.

 

Some German hospitals now display the sign:

NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN THE MATERNITY WARDS

 

A Roman doctor proclaims himself a:

SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES

 

The sign at the concierge’s desk in an Athens hotel reads:

IF YOU CONSIDER OUR HELP IMPOLITE, YOU SHOULD SEE THE MANAGER.

 

A sign in a Kowloon hotel warns:

IS FORBIDDEN TO STEAL HOTEL TOWERS. PLEASE IF YOU ARE NOT PERSON TO DO SUCH IS PLEASE NOT TO READ NOTICE.

 

Visitors in a Czechoslovakian tourist agency are invited to:

TAKE ONE OF OUR HORSE-DRIVEN CITY TOURS—WE GUARANTEE NO MISCARRIAGES.