Sign Language
These two signs just popped up in Orahovica. What do they mean? What's their relationship to each other?
How Do You Say Compromise in Croatian?
Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash Throughout my 18 years in Croatia, there are generally three ways I've dealt with the cultural differences I've encountered: Completely accept the new culture's way of doing things. Coffee culture comes to mind. Completely reject the new culture's way of doing things. The draft is a prime example. Make some sort of compromise. This post is about one of the compromises I continue arguing with myself about making. It still causes a degree or two of tension in my mind when it comes up. In fact, I sometimes end up talking to myself (in English) while speaking (in Croatian). Since a year or two after I moved to Croatia, I have worked towards learning Croatian as well as I can. There have certainly been ebbs and flows, mountains and valleys, but the progress has generally looked like the sort of economic growth chart a company would strive for. But there's one thing I have to - and often do - push against when it comes ...
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In the first sign, David is about to strike Goliath.
The house represents where king Saul sat up on the hill and watched the battle transpire
The car represents the eventual coming imminent doom of both the people of David, and the Philistine army.
The red line represents that the time has come. 2012 is the end of time.
or maybe it means what Tracy said...
Tracy, you're almost right. The red line always means you're leaving the place that the original sign introduced. So, the first sign indicates an area where both children and cars will occupy the same space - hopefully peacefully - whereas the second indicates that you're leaving the dangerous area.
It translates as "entering area where one should not drive faster than walking speed since children play is allowed everywhere (meaning, on the street as well)"
When it's crossed -- you're leaving the zone