Sign Language
These two signs just popped up in Orahovica. What do they mean? What's their relationship to each other?
Citizenship
Would you give up your citizenship? I've been going through the mandatory five year process of acquiring permanent residence in Croatia. Every year, I've renewed my visa. Last month I passed a language test. Turns out, my last obstacle will be passing a culture test I wasn't aware of until a few days ago. My knowledge of the Croatian constitution, amendments and laws will be the difference between attaining residence and having to go through the whole five year process again. Despite the bureaucratic inconvenience that would be, a phone call with a friend caused a bigger discomfort to situate itself in my psyche. See, attaining residence would allow me to apply for Croatian citizenship in a year. My wife and three kids already have dual citizenship. In my thinking, in another year I could become the bi-cultured individual I'd always dreamed of becoming. That's just a half joke. There's something about the idea of dual citizenship that nudges the ego up a no...
Comments
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