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> red means bad and green means good. This association is cross-cultural, probably universal, and probably as old as the hills Couldn't be more wrong on this o
by kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
> red means bad and green means good. This association is cross-cultural, probably universal, and probably as old as the hills
Couldn't be more wrong on this one.
- kstrauser 4y agoI don't doubt you, because that's a broad generalization, but do you know of contrary examples?
- von_lohengramm 4y agoJapan
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoIt's the entire sinosphere that associates red with positive traits and green negative.
- amake 4y agoNot Japan. China.
- shakna 4y agoThe Japanese stock exchange shows positive values in red, and negative in green. The connotations of red are not limited solely to China.
- von_lohengramm 4y agoYou mean "Not just Japan. China."
- Lammy 4y agohttps://blog.emojipedia.org/why-does-the-chart-increasing-emoji-show-in-red/ https://blog.emojipedia.org/why-does-the-chart-increasing-em...
- kstrauser 4y agoHuh, interesting! Thanks.
- doodpants 4y agoYes, the movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness debunked that one. :-)