- A sign in a Swiss hotel:
"Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of
the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that
the lobby be used for this purpose." - In a laundry in Rome:
"Ladies, leave your clothes here and
spend the afternoon having a good time." - From a letter in response to an inquiry about
accommodation:
"Dear Madam: I am honorable to accept your impossible
request. Unhappy it is, I have not bedroom with bath.
A bathroom with bed I have. I can though give you a
washing, with pleasure, in a most clean spring with
no one to see. I insist that you will like this." - A sign in a Paris hotel:
"Please leave your values at the front desk." - A sign in a hotel across the street from a
Russian cemetery:
"You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous
Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers
are buried daily except Thursday." - A sign in a Japanese hotel:
"You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid."
