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minus-square@reev@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish26•edit-28 months agoGermany also has a couple exceptions. The two that immediately come to mind are the Ampelmann (traffic light man) in Berlin and the Mainzelmännchen in Mainz.
minus-squaretryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺linkfedilink15•8 months agothe Ampelmann is not just in Berlin. It was standard across all of the GDR, but then they thought a bland sticj figure is more representative of peoples identity in capitalism so now more and more lights inthe east also have that generic sign
minus-square@reev@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoHuh, didn’t know that. Booooo, I like the Ampelmann!
Germany also has a couple exceptions. The two that immediately come to mind are the Ampelmann (traffic light man) in Berlin and the Mainzelmännchen in Mainz.
the Ampelmann is not just in Berlin. It was standard across all of the GDR, but then they thought a bland sticj figure is more representative of peoples identity in capitalism so now more and more lights inthe east also have that generic sign
Huh, didn’t know that. Booooo, I like the Ampelmann!
I love those too! ❤️