Be sure to check out the wiring when looking at the signs below.
In Kathmandu some billboards aren’t that different from here, like those for cellphones.
Liquor signs are hard to find around here, but you’ll find many in Texas.
I was amazed at the number of signs advertising schools abroad like this one.
But there were an unbelievable number of schools in Kathmandu.
Signs for Unique College, Secondary School, & Play Group to 9th Grade
Some business names were worth a chuckle.
Some were curious.
Some could use some help with their English.
Some were “What’s the connection?”,
but others were easy to decipher.
Some were pretty basic
Some catered to Western-style goods.
Never heard of Dabur Chyawanprash? It’s a nutritional supplement made in India. You can buy it on Amazon.
This was a hole-in-the-wall copy shop selling stationery and school supplies. Most shops of this type had either no sign or just a name.
Some blatantly used American icons in their advertising.
And some were nostalgic. Do you remember when–
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