The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous phrase (2016)

Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by ben_w on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:00AM (#29378824)

That seems very plausible, along the same lines as western tourists getting a tattoo which says “輕信游客” and thinking it’s a profound quote.

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by setum on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:19AM (#29378960)

輕信游客 means ‘gullible tourists’. That’s funny.

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by Aeolun on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:11AM (#29378901)

It is profound. Just not in the way they’re thinking.

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by chris_st on Monday November 29, 2021 @09:36AM (#29380302)

Tried taking a picture of this, and using iOS 15's "Live Text" to recognize the characters and translate them. It translates this phrase as "Lightly believe tourists". Anyone care to comment on whether that's an accurate translation, and "lightly believe" is an idiom meaning "gullible"?

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by monkpit on Monday November 29, 2021 @10:28AM (#29380925)

FYI: You can highlight text and use “translate” for a much simpler workflow on iOS.

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Re:The origins of ‘horn ok please,’ India’s most ubiquitous ... by chris_st on Monday November 29, 2021 @11:30AM (#29381750)

Thanks! I was reading this on my computer, though; I did that, and chose Google Translate, and they translate it as "Gullible Tourist", so I think it's likely an idiom.

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