> > Just to get a little less serious, there are a few differences that I noticed on my recent trip to the States. My first sight of a "Walk/Don't Walk" sign was a treat, as was my first meal in Denny's.
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> Gah. How can you say that going to Denny's was a TREAT? A recent issue of Consumer Reports for the U.S. gave it poor grades for food, and I agree. And just what's objectionable with the very clear pictograms for Walk/Don't Walk signals, which even young children can understand?

Hold, please. Where did he say the pictograms for Walk/Don't Walk are objectionable? All I saw was that he said seeing ours with the words was a treat. I have seen the pictograph(is that the right word?) version in St. Augustine, FL(no, not St. George St.; that's pedestrian-only, or it was the last time I was there). I haven't seen any other places that have them, but I assume that there are others. I have no preference, myself.
Oh, and I can't comment on the quality of Denny's food; I don't remember if I've ever been in one. :)

Nyperold