Some weird thoughts on Pedestrian Crossing sign / myLot

Budennovsk, Russian Federation

February 25, 2016 2:05pm CST

I was reading the post of Anna @LadyDuck about Frog Crossing and remembered one of the topic for my discussions. Thanks for reminding me of that! Well, i have visited several European countries and noticed one thing when I was abroad last time. Pedestrain Crossing sign! Many countries depicts a figure on the sign having suitcase (i am not sure about suitcase), boots and a hat. It gripped my attention once. I thought:" Hey, look at this sign...The figure wears boots and a hat. But Russian figure doesn't have anything at all - just a simple figure without any belongings! Why is that? Can it be explained with European/International differences in mentality? They depict an everyday sign, that should follow only one purpose - to inform about the certain action, but they don't forget to add some humane treatment to this metal shield. They depict the figure like typical representative of their land. The figure has a job, can afford to buy boots and a hat. But Russian sign is a sexless creature without any belongings. It is poor as a church mouse. Like many ordinary russians". As my dictionary says : "that's another of my foibles"

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

25 Feb 16

Please try to remember where you saw that traffic sign. German pedestrian signs also show only a figure, no boots, no hat, no nothing.

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AtypicalRussian

@TypicalRussian (747)

• Budennovsk, Russian Federation

25 Feb 16

what about that one? i couldn't mix up the symbols from traffic light in Berlin

. Yes, it is not a metal shield, but anyway

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

26 Feb 16

@TypicalRussian I think that this is a traffic light.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

25 Feb 16

@TypicalRussian It's cold under ground. Therefore you should wear a coat. :-)

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

25 Feb 16

Thanks for mentioning me. I cannot remember how are our pedestrian crossing signs, but if I remember well it is very similar to the one in your picture, no hat, no suitcase, no boots.

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AtypicalRussian

@TypicalRussian (747)

• Budennovsk, Russian Federation

25 Feb 16

yes, some signs in other countries are also without any personal things. But they definitely do have some signs with these belongings. Here we don't have any signs with boots or hat at all. Funny pic:

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Anne Johnston

@AnneEJ (4917)

• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec

25 Feb 16

@TypicalRussian That is a cute one

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

26 Feb 16

@TypicalRussian This sign could be in Switzerland, hedgehogs are protected and this is a warning to drivers.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

26 Feb 16

to me that sign says Man Jumping Hurdles!

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Elizabeth

@Poppylicious (11133)

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25 Feb 16

It's odd that I now can't picture our signs. I suppose because I see them everyday I just don't notice them anymore. I remember going to Czechoslovakia {as it was then} and falling in love with their signs because they had far more character and personality than ours!

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