Yangon Railway Station is filled with various promotional phrases and signs.
Myanmar has laws that require advertisements to include Burmese, and Burmese must occupy more than 60% of the space.
Like their calligraphy and painting shop, which uses three languages: Chinese, English, and Burmese.
However, English can be an exception, as it remains the official language here, both in the upper society and the university education environment.
So, an interesting fact is that the more you are in places like train stations where tourists and locals gather.
You can distinguish their target audience just by looking at the languages on the signs.
English signs are filled with slogans from Bulgari, Rolex, Chanel fashion models, luxury hotels, luxury car rentals, and licensed casinos aimed at foreign tourists.
Burmese signs, on the other hand, advertise cheap goods, soda for tens of Myanmar Kyat, and the cheapest clothing market imported in bulk from Dongxia.
