Imagine this: a tourist in Rovinj, one of the most beautiful Adriatic towns, instead of a warm welcome and clear instructions, is greeted by a parking machine message so confusing it set the internet on fire with laughter! Yes, you read that right. The bilingual message on the parking payment machine in Rovinj is riddled with errors and strange phrases that turned it into a viral hit on social media. “Umetnite kovanice, machine will not dati povrat novca” — sounds like someone threw Google Translate into a blender and hit start. Tourists are split between those laughing and those wondering if the local authorities really think they’re dumb. Comments on the Facebook page “Prometne zgode i nezgode” are hilarious: from pleas to cancel their subscription to their eyes, to jokes about becoming polyglots thanks to this machine. Clearly, the message creator totally mixed up languages during the tourist season, resulting in a hilarious translation that conquered the internet. If you ever thought parking machines were boring, think again — this one in Rovinj proves they can be social media stars! So, what do you think — just a cute mistake or a sign we need better tourist communication? Drop a comment, maybe together we can come up with a better translation!
