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Decision on bilingual road signs coming soon - Transport Minister (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 10 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics
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If we do go with bilingual signs, I really hope we get a better design than what we currently have.

The Expressway signs of are a classic example, is Te Ara Puke the name of this expressway, or the name for an expressway? The sign doesn't provide that information.

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[–] Rangelus 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I really don't understand the pushback on this. If you've ever been to Canada, you will find every sign is either a symbol, or dual-language. In fact, all signs, including food packaging, must include English and French. It's not confusing, and you immediately gloss over the bits you don't understand.

It's such a trivial thing to show support for the other official language of New Zealand.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] Rangelus 2 points 10 months ago

So?

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