Natanox 🇺🇦🇵🇸Mar 23, 2023

This is by far the most #german sign I've ever seen.

At least they actually *allow* you to use the stairs. In other places they put barrier tape around it - or even removed the whole staircase. #Germany #OnlyInGermany

Show threadAndiias
@Natanox It's probably a historical flight of steps not conforming to standards expected elsewhere in town or in the country and that's one of the places where accidents tend to happen more often. I think it's a fair warning. In a society driven by standards and not informal rules (all Western societies are) it shows that you care.
Mar 23, 2023 at 10:01amWeb
Show threadRoy WigginsMar 23, 2023
@andiias @Natanox Is that something people would generally understand "non-DIN-standard" to mean? Because there's got to be a better way to communicate that.
Show threadAndiiasMar 23, 2023

@roywig

No. It's clear bureaucratese. But "Benutzung auf eigene Gefahr!" (including the exclamation mark :-)) is as ubiquitous a sign as "Look left" in the UK, and that everyone understands. And that's the message that needs to get across. The thing about DIN just conveys authority: "Ah, there are people who know what they're talking about, even if I don't ..." 😆

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