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> Nobody has any trouble understanding them. People who don’t speak English perhaps. Traffic signs are something the Europeans did well and are just part of t
by q-rews 5y ago
> Nobody has any trouble understanding them.
People who don’t speak English perhaps.
Traffic signs are something the Europeans did well and are just part of taking a driving license. Crossing a country border won’t mean you suddenly can’t read traffic signs.
Meanwhile in Thailand I find the occasional full-Thai sign I have no idea of what it means. Maybe it means turn left on red allowed, maybe the opposite. Good luck, everyone else.
- WalterBright 5y ago> People who don’t speak English perhaps. There's a huge difference between being competent in English and knowing a handful of English words. For example, if I travel in France and stay at a hotel with a french name, am I going to have to learn French to associate the name of the hotel with the hotel? Of course not. > Maybe it means turn left The thing is, if the Europeans had standardized on the word "STOP" for stop signs, people would have learned that just as easily as the icon for STOP. Oh wait, they did just that! (I'm old enough to remember when the Germans used "HALT" signs.)