JonnyM: There isn't an official language in the UK - Welsh, Scots Gaelic, Ulster Scots and Irish have a special status in their territories. But except for that, even English isn't mandatory. But British pragmatism dictates that signs should be understood by whoever is meant to see them.
Which explains why leaflets from British councils tend to be available in a selection of languages. The local council where my mother lives now publish most of their leaflets in Polish. Here in Warsaw even the office which is specifically tasked with dealing with foreigners can’t be bothered to produce forms in any language other than Polish. As for the sign which is the subject of this thread, perhaps the number of person being picked up for this offence in the area who were Polish and claimed that public urination is completely acceptable in Poland led the council to spending taxpayer money on new signs. What one sees in Warsaw, combined with the Mr Prawo Jazdy incident in Ireland, would tend to support that thesis.
JonnyM: nd allegedly signs in Haworth in Japanese, pointing to the Bronte Parsonage.
There also used to be signs in Japanese near the Honda factory just outside Swindon. Not sure if they are still there or not.
JonnyM: Says more about you than me really.
That you are expected to simply tolerate homophobic abuse here also says a lot about this forum, and none of what it says is in any way good.
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