Handicapped

In the U.S., we use a person in a wheelchair as the symbol for handicapped. In Germany, they use a person with a crutch.

It’s just different.

Main Street or Hauptstraße

Where is this? Main Street or Hauptstraße?

I was in Erlangen, Germany last week and found this sign. Actually, at every corner in the city, there were these STOP signs. It was kind of surreal. This is definitely Germany, so the stop signs were very unusual.

Spelling Mistakes

I love spelling mistakes. Sometimes it’s intentional. But usually it’s not. My favorite is in signs at Asian businesses (because they can make wild mistakes and just don’t get it).

I found Chick & Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis, Maryland. No idea who Chick & Ruth are, but they can’t spell to at all.

Hey, We’re Cheap

There are signs of quality and then there are signs that scream: Hey, we’re cheap. This is one of those signs. This sign was captured at Storm Bros. Ice Cream in Annapolis, Maryland. Hey, they’re cheap.

In most establishments that don’t accept credit cards, they have classy signs on the door and at the cash register. Not at Storm Bros. Ice Cream. These signs are over 3 feet tall and 2 feet across. The whole store is plastered in them. It’s kind of tacky really.

And to top it off, the ice cream was OK, but the service was crap. What do you expect from a store that has gigantic WE’RE CHEAP signs?

Gas Price Comic Relief

A local spa, 3000 BC, has a sign in its window in Chestnut Hill, PA that makes me laugh. You know gas prices are completely ridiculous when a spa business hangs up this sign.

This sign would be better suited an Exxon, BP, Citgo or other gas station since they price gauging consumers.

Intercourse

No, not sex. It’s Pennsylvania.

Intercourse, Pennsylvania is ground zero of Amish country in Pennsylvania. Despite the intriguing name, it’s a bit sedate and quiet.

Amish Country

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is Amish Country USA. I snapped a shot of this horse and buggy sign near Intercourse, PA…or maybe it was Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania.

This is an iconic image of the Amish.