My English academy director entered a shop in Bilbao the other day and came across an aisle dedicated to cushions, or “cojines” in Spanish. What she was not expecting was the above sign, mistakenly written with “cojones,” therefore asking customers: “Please don’t pull on the testicles.”

About The Author

Jenny

Jenny Marshall studied Language, Culture, and Society at the University of California Santa Barbara, and now teaches English in Spain. Here she writes about the intersection of language and culture, and lives a life translated by travel.