signs | rfljenksy – Practicing Simplicity

In my opinion, the easiest city in the world to get around in is Seoul, Korea. They put directional signs up at every corner. Their metro system is by far the coolest. I forgot how easy it was to go places in Seoul. Aside from the signs, the people there will stop what they are doing to give guidance… even if that guidance is sometimes going in a different direction. Ahh Korea, I miss you.

Maps, signs, arrows, video.. you name it it shows you!!

Men and women politely selling necessary items. Bandaids to noodles.

escalators with yellow lines. show you where to stand if you are standing and where to walk if you are walking

at every entrance and when you get off the metro neighborhood maps which show you which exit to take for what you are trying to find.

electronic signs on the metro that tell you what stop is approaching.

more signs in the metro at random intervals telling you which direction to go.

Electronic sign in Metro that tells you exactly where your train is and also alternates with commercials

doors of the subway entrance with subway maps on them so you can judge the distance to your stop.

yellow lines and color coded arrows on the ground that also direct you.

Art, stores, more signs

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Other Signs

So this week’s travel theme, posted by Where’s My Backpack, is signs. As she says in her post, they come in all shapes and sizes. I’m a bit infatuated with signs, especially signs from different countries, and have tons of pictures of signs. However, the more I looked at my photos the less inspired I became.

As I was perusing my photos, I came across my photo documentation of my experience at Jon Stewart‘s Rally to Restore the Sanity and Stephen Colbert‘s March to Keep Fear Alive in Washington DC on October 30, 2010. The crowds were massive.

It dawned on me that this was the perfect set of photos to demonstrate my take on signs – – – –

“Signs of the times” Straight from our nations Capitol… Signs that demonstrate freedom of speech, freedom of expression and the freedom to completely confuse everyone around you… I hope you enjoy some of my favorite signs from the rally.

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To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.
Ma Jian