Mob Mentality 2

The Asian Hospital and Medical Center enjoys a reputation as one of the better Philippine hospitals. While I'm sure they have some of the best doctors around, I do have to wonder whether any of them got good grades in elementary English, if their signages are anything to go by:

No kidding folks: a hospital that indicates where the "MOB" loading/unloading area is, not to mention the "MOB" entrance. I had to do a double take when I saw these myself. Was the hospital inviting disgruntled patients to a protest at its very doorstep?

Of course it isn't. "MOB" in this instance refers to the hospital's Medical Office Building, which is where the doctors' offices are located.

No matter how you look at it, though, clearly someone didn't think through the nomenclature and its resulting acronym. Then again, doctors have never been known for their penmanship, so there might just be more to this. Sarcastic conspiracy theories aside, this is one case of signage malpractice no matter how you look at it -- especially if you look at it out of context!