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温馨提醒系列 This is very funny, PRC government says you better watch out when you are in orgasm. CE.com suggestion : Beware of pick pocket when you are doing monkey business. Location: Shanghai China This one is cool ! ?Call the police when you are stolen by a thief. 一旦失窃要报警 Report to police for any thievery. 切莫姑息又养奸 Do not let the criminals get off scot-free. Do not let the criminals go free. Do not let the criminals escape the law and unpunished. 民警提示Police reminder: Please keep your valuables and personal belongings safe. (,from misplaced or robbed.) The sentence in the bracket is not necessary. Telephone to call police: XXXXX Using Latin phrase “vade mecum” maybe is one way to show that they are living in the “civilized” society. LOL Wiki defined vade mecum (plural vade mecums) A referential book such as a handbook or manual. A useful object, constantly carried on one’s person. Friendly Reminder. Please do not leave your personal belongings. Location: Shanghai China. Cellphone strapped to waistband is tantamount to giving away money to the thief. Cellphone strapped to waistband prospers the thief. Caution! Wet Floor. Location: Guangzhou, China. 地点: 中国，广州。 工地 – construction site or work site. Wear a safety helmet before enter the construction site. Wear a safety helmet while in the work site. Do not touch Construction site. Safety first. 厕所系列 Chinese: Close to nature (贴近自然); be proximate (to urinal) for passing water.(靠近方便) Chinglish: It’s civilized to get close to urinate. My suggestion is either KISS (keep it simple and short) On Target Keep the Toilet Clean Or… …CUT Any one with the basic knowledge in sociology shall know the difference between culture and civilization. Chinese Communist Party is very sensitive about “culture” after the disastrous cultural revolution in 60s and 70s, they had blindly replaced culture (文化) with civilization (文明) in ever