Re: Gender symbols

From: Valeriy E. Ushakov (uwe@ptc.spbu.ru)
Date: Sun Jun 25 2000 - 13:53:08 EDT


On Sun, Jun 25, 2000 at 08:46:24 -0800, rampshot@usa.net wrote:

> I'd think a down-pointing triangle would be for the LADIES' room,
> for obvious reasons....

In another message Clive Hohberger reported about color convention
used in Japan: red for men, blue for women. But in Russia the colors
are opposite. When you see a happy couple with a swaddled newborn
baby you can instanly determine if the baby is a boy or a girl by the
color of the ribbon: blue for boys, pink for gilrs.

Now, let's kill this hugely off-topic thread about signs used for,
mmm..., public conveniences.

SY, Uwe

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