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> ubiquitous, functional, and necessary I think it's like the plumage of the male peacock. It doesn't make sense at all to put on that display, but if everyone
by Luc 12y ago
> ubiquitous, functional, and necessary
I think it's like the plumage of the male peacock. It doesn't make sense at all to put on that display, but if everyone does it you can't be the only one out, because it's expected.
Here in old-timey Europe I know only one shop that has an open sign like that, and it's a massage parlor.
- detaro 12y agoYeah, these LED "OPEN" signs indicate cheap/tacky to me, because I only ever notice them on places I would match in these categories. (I'm in Germany)
- davidw 12y agoIn Italy, I kind of associate signs like that with fast food - kebab shops, for instance.
- bitwize 12y agoAnd here in the USA I think of Italian sub shops. :)
- dredmorbius 12y agoThose are the first places I consciously registered seeing them myself.
- zimpenfish 12y agoHere in old-old-timey Europe (London), these signs (and others like the green cross on pharmacies) are an increasing scourge approaching epidemic proportions. Never mind street lights - shop signs are ruining the night skies.
- carlob 12y agoWhat do you know of the sky in the UK? How was the eclipse by the way? :) Just kidding, I was just too disappointed not to be able to see anything.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoApparently there was an aurora borealis visible over Europe few nights ago, but I couldn't see it because it was outshined by the city's aurora commercialis.
- esbio 12y agoChinese shops and kebabs have it too. I agree it's ugly and makes me think the shop is of low quality.