Signboards in Pune

The heart of Pune city (especially the Sadashiv Peth area) is known for the rather meanness of the residents. Often, this attitude comes out combined with their love for intellectualism in the form of sarcastic signboards outside their homes or public establishments. A message as simple as "No parking for visitors" is most likely be written as "Visitors parking their bikes inside will have their tyres punctured". Other favourite signs are "No credit will be given" and "Please do not ask for directions".

Puneri Patya is a marvellous site capturing this signboard culture of the city (albeit only for the Marathi reader, translations available for some). Among one of my submissions, it also has my favourite sign outside a small lodge-cum-restaurant called Badshahi Boarding. Translating this one doesn't do justice to its essence, but it goes something like: "Badshahi is private property. The bathroom and other facilities are for members only. Do not use this place to idle around chattting or for any public activities. Please note this and do not get yourself insulted unnecessarily." Badshahi could be the type site of the signboard culture. It has previously put up signs inside such as "Do not make a noise while rinsing your mouth" or "Do not talk on the mobile phone while eating" (actually in a place which calls itself a restaurant).

Most of the signs are in Marathi, but there are rare ones in English like this and this.