Saturday, May 30, 2015
The international exit sign
I first saw this kind of sign in Frankfurt Airport in 1998. I had just gotten off long flight and badly had to pee. In my condition, I thought the sign pointed to the washrooms. After all, where else would a person possibly want to run to? I followed the arrows, running nearly as fast as the figure in the sign, and eventually found some washrooms, to my great relief! It wasn't until several days later, when I saw the sign in a context where it was clearly pointing to the exit and not the washrooms, that I realized what it meant.
They recently installed this sign in my apartment building, replacing the red EXIT signs that are more commonly used in North America.
And every time I see it, I feel like I have to pee.
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Oh gosh, I love this. The mind and memory are so cool. Although I'm sure this is annoying!
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