It turns out International Orange, that color which is supposed to stand out and make you notice hazards of the road and otherwise, is not so international after all. All the road workers there were wearing vests of Safety Yellow. Even the rental car had a safety yellow vest in the glove box.

Is International Orange another unfortunate victim of outsourcing? Or is Safety Yellow the metric equivalent of International Orange? Decide for yourself at this week’s MT.Net poll.
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I think when you visit a country with a language you don’t speak, it activates something in your mind whose purpose is to try to understand it. I felt it working when I was in Italy as I was comprehending far more than I expected. After we left Italy, I felt that same part of the mind at work as I heard different languages at the airport.

That dang ol’ mind is amazing, innit?