SIGNS OF THE TIMES:

The sign in a Norwegian lounge reads: “Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.”

Tacked on the door of a Moscow hotel room: “If this is your first visit to the U.S.S.R., you are welcome to it.”

An airline ticket office in Copenhagen reminds you: “We take your bags and send them in all directions.”

In a certain African hotel you may choose between: “A room with a view on the sea or the backside of the country.”

A sign on a clothing store in Brussels read: “Come inside and have a fit.”

A hotel notice in Madrid informs: “If you wish disinfection enacted in your presence, please cry out for the chambermaid.”

This notice was posted on a Rumanian hotel elevator: “The lift is being fixed for the next days. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.”

The room service in a Lisbon hotel tells you: “If you wish for breakfast, lift the telephone and ask for room service. This will be enough for you to bring your food up.”