The opposite of opposite!

The opposite side of the main entrance

X The opposite side of the main entrance

Tim says:

When I saw this sign, I didn’t notice the map, because I was so focused on the strange English. I was standing to one side of the main entrance, and “the opposite side” should be the other side of the doorway — but on the other side, all I found was another sign exactly like this one!

But if you notice the map, you can see that the “taxfree counter” is actually, not on the opposite side of the entrance, but rather opposite, or facing, it. More clearly, we would say that it’s at the back of the store.

O At the back of the store

周囲にある英語を見て、果たしてそれが正しい英語なのだろうかと感じる英語はありますか?「あの英語は絶対に間違っている」という英語の表記はありますか?看板の写真を撮って、Machigai.comに送りましょう!とんでもない英語だったら、このコーナーで出します!

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