German Logic?
2006/04/21 No comments yetI have been living in Germany for more than a year, and I think I already got used to the cultural differences between Spain and Germany. It is true that usually generalizations cannot be made, and that is why stereotypes are usually wrong, yet somehow there is always a part of truth in them…
I guess you all know that in buildings where there is a significant amount of people (hotels, residences, etc.) it is mandatory to have some kind of charts / maps showing the emergency exits, the location of fire extinguishers and other devices which may be necessary in case of fire. My building has 4 floors and I would say we are around 60 people living in it. That is why recently some of this maps have been installed. As you can see, it is the typical chart, it could even be said it is quite well done (germans use to do things properly).
If you pay attention to the enlargement you will see the fire extinguisher and the exit clearly shown. As it should be in order to be easily spotted in case of extreme emergency. This is where my concerns begin. The map shows the fire extinguisher quite close to the orange dot (where we are standing). The same thing occurs with the building exit (there is only a single exit, emergency or not).
The fire extinguisher is located less than 30 cm away from the map and again the same thing happens with the emergency exit being less than 1 meter away. It is completely useless! Who would waste time by looking at this map? (besides me, of course!). I guess now you get what I meant: This is how most germans are. If it should be done, you do it, even though it is completely pointless.
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