If there’s a really funny Konglish sign that appears in a popular place, it’ll definitely get shared all over social media by Korean expats. Facebook groups like Every Expat In Korea is a good place to find some of these pictures. The Summer B***h Festival was a classic example that still comes up from time to time on expat groups.
These Konglish fails don’t get shared on Korean media, probably because it’s a bit embarrassing for people and they don’t want to discourage people from using English. On social media, however, you can find them posted by influencers or people’s personal accounts quite often.
City-based Facebook groups usually share local Konglish mistakes. Recently, a large department store in my city (Daejeon) posted a big sign advertising their “42th year” sale. Some expats shared pictures of it (including me) and within a couple of days the sign was taken down and changed. Sadly, most don’t get corrected and the same mistakes keep popping up… but that’s great for people like me who love to share them with everyone else.
