Yesterday I posted about Japan’s highly amusing subway posters that tell people to stand one tuna away from fellow pandemic commuters…
But in the rest of the world, giant tuna are not exactly an everyday sight. I heard that Florida was suggesting a more familiar local measurement:
Lol. But how big is an alligator, really? As I’m not from Florida myself, I’d be standing about a hundred (or maybe a thousand) feet from the next person in line. Where I’m from, people could more easily space themselves with these:
Or, the universal urban teeth-gnashing measurement, these:
Or, for even more local flavor, these:
Not to mention these:
And although opinions wildly differ with regard to the size, and nobody (even in Roswell) knows for sure, I feel that people would probably err on the side of caution with these:
And even though I erred on the side of providing these regional social distancing suggestions for my fellow Americans, I did want my friends Down Unda to have this:
With deepest homage to Japanese designer Eisuke Tachikawa and his design firm Nosigner and thanks for their original excellently amusing takes on judging how far to stand from fellow commuters in a pandemic
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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I am confined to quarters: meals sent to my door. I can use the swim pool, by appointment only. Not a bad arrangement, since I can be the solitary swimmer for 1/2 hour only. I can also use the library to take books home, but no chairs in the library for browsing. I know I should be using this time to clean closets, but that hasn’t happened yet!
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Dear Jonelle,
I was looking for ideas for cute social distancing signs for our church craft fair coming up in mid October in So Cal. By now, everyone knows what to do, but to be safe and reassuring to our guests we wanted to have friendly reminders. May I use your California version? As we are a Lutheran church, I think it would be fun to use the Minnesota version as well. I’d buy them if you are selling them. Otherwise I would print it out and be sure to put your name on it to credit you.
Thank you for your consideration!
Warmly,
Heidi
Heidi, I would be SO HAPPY if you used my graphics! Please use any that you like. There’s nothing I’d like more than to bring a smile to the faces of some lovely Minnesota Lutherans—I’ve got dearly beloved family in Minneapolis, and when I tell you the magic secret passwords, “This is most certainly true!” you’ll know something else we have in common…(*^ω^*)