Exit signs
The authors, have noticed some amusing differences in exit signs, between Ireland and Canada.
An exit sign, typically found in buildings in Ireland (note this isn’t necessarily an emergency exit sign!) is shown left. It stirs up a sense of urgency, and conveys a “run for your life” type of message. You’d better hightail it out of here, don’t even think of strolling or ambling, exit and exit fast, mate!
In contrast, the Canadian exit sign (shown right) is a whole lot less alarmist!
Exit sign in Ireland
Exit sign, Canadian style.
And in Quebec the signs say SORTIE. It’s a bit odd that a bilingual country would have monolingual emergency exit signs.