We have just moved to Spain so everything is shiny (or not so shiny) and new to us. We have come across a couple of fun signs in our first few weeks, and here they are. First, a giant billboard which may have been an advertisement (I don't remember) but definitely made an impression amid the historic buildings in the neighbourhood.
There is also a ton of great graffiti around town- here are just a couple:
And my favourite is the valencia paella pic a rabbit killing a chicken and folks underneath waiting to catch the meats (people shown in separate pic due to epic nature of graffiti).
This signage is all about Spain's changing culture to a "poop and scoop" culture. The green part of the sign starts with: Are you ashamed to poop and scoop? It then follows immediately with a notice that you should regularly deworm your dog (to give you time to digest the thought of picking up your dog's poop). The rest of the sign is much like any other north american poop/scoop sign but I do love the graphics on this one.
This sign is unfortunately blurry but reads in big: "Defy gravity" with a lady holding up her boobs as they will undoubtedly stay in all situations after their plastic surgery. We are living in Valencia, the plastic surgery capital of Spain. There are many signs advertising services, but this one made me laugh due to it's prominence at a busy corner.
Next up is American/english signage. There is so much that could be posted under this section but this restaurant makes me laugh because of it's international flavour. Maybe Foster is the owner of this Hollywood chain but the Australian beer non-existant connection with Hollywood is all I could see...
Everyone in Valencia learns English at school but the love of english (and bad english) on clothing is worthy of a blog all on its own. Here are a couple of winners:
First up: "I love my Yetsi Nanny"
Next: "We run and like jump"
And finally, for a classy, expensive adult item. No grammar errors here, but what classy lady do you know who dreams of advertising she is a British bitch?





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