| How reassuring it is when big brother accompanies
you on your way to school. The boy is clearly thrustworthy. He gently guides the girl.
Lucky parents.
The drawing is rather static but with much detail;
a feature in common with many older signs (e.g. Portugal,
France) |
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In Sarvisé, as in most Spanish villages, teachers are idolized by their pupils.
That's why children hurry on their way to school. The girl in all that haste forgot her things.
Let's hope she's good in excuses.
I can't take it ill of her, because the artist —if the word is still
appropriate— was working way too fast. Look at the hairdress. In team language it is known as the
common beak. The boy's head is even more sketchy: nothing but the position tells us what
it is. We are clearly on our way down to the modern version. |
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Spanish roadsignage is ready for the 21st century.
We recognize the awfull match-stick look of modern design spreading out all-over the Mediterranean (see Malta).
One point of interest though : the jump towards modernity
comes with a swop of positions: the male now takes the lead.
It seems a world-wide habit: no step to match-stick without
a change of position.
Check it out in France, Italy,
Turkey, etc. |
