The traditional Swedish traffic sign for a pedestrian crossing was the silhouette of a man crossing a road. The sign was also a word pun. The phrase Här Går Man (you walk here),can also be read and pronounced like: Herr Gårman, which means Mr. Walkman. It has often been used to teach kids about the traffic rule. Having only a man on the sign was too much for some people so a couple of years ago we got a new sign. Fru Gårman. Mrs. Walkman. No pun in that name I'm afraid. But we have seen some humour recently. In Uppsala just North of Stockholm they had to remove the new signs as Mrs. Walkman had a skirt that was too short. The horror! This is how the sign is supposed to look. This is the new bridge at Krigslida. I took this snap standing on the crossing back in December when the bridge was yet to open for traffic. The guy walking over the bridge is one of the workers who informed me that they were ahead of schedule. Theme Day. Pedestrian Crossing.
Well, this figure is both determined and dressed modestly with a skirt of a "decent" length...everyone should be happy now,
ReplyDeleteMarvelous theme day shot.
ReplyDeleteTerrific shot for theme day.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny about the skirt length.
ReplyDeleteToo funny about the skirt - this one looks very modestly attired. Great theme shot.
ReplyDeleteA uniquely Swedish approach to the theme. Well done.
ReplyDeleteTerrific for today! Love that hair style too :).
ReplyDeleteWonder if he's got his walkman today. Most probably a MP3 or 4
ReplyDeleteLOL! Very clever! Of course, with the snow the theme was harder for you ;-)
ReplyDeleteWell I could have taken a new shot here today, because now the snow is gone, but it looks much more dramatic in winter.
ReplyDeleteMrs Walkman ls striding out with determination Steffe, I think she should be allowed to wear her mini when the weather warms up in summer :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your other problem is actually finding the pedestrian crossing under all that snow!
ReplyDeleteFinns ingen "Froken Garman?" Eller barn Garman?
ReplyDeleteFun, interesting theme day post for today, Steffe!
Skit bra gjort!
The photo is great, but it's your anecdote that really made this post. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThe photo is brilliant, the story is incredible!
ReplyDeleteGreat story and the sign is much nicer than the ones around here.
ReplyDeleteGreat composition, really cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat post for the day!
ReplyDeletePerfect pedestrian photo! Enjoyed your post very much. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe story is as good as the photo.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, the image is magnificent!
ReplyDeleteNice story, by the way she also looks barefoot...
ReplyDeletegreat story, excellent pic for the theme :)
ReplyDeleteLove your story about the sign.
ReplyDeleteA great story about the sign. I like the contrast of the blue, the snow and the neon. Glad they were ahead of schedule. Great realisation of the theme!
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