Here are some screen grabs from a current Continental Airlines TV ad called "Lost in Translation." The point of the commercial: "If only speaking foreign languages was as easy as flying internationally on Continental." You can watch the clip here, which is from the airline's ad archive.
Two quick points on this: The scene appears to be the lobby of a five-star hotel somewhere in India. I bet there isn't a single two-star hotel in India where the concierge doesn't speak English. The sign doesn't make sense to me. It says "vastra ki banavat." I will leave it to you better Hindi speakers to explain it in the comments section, if you can.
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