Floods

Hong Kong 052, originally uploaded by gugs.

seen in Hong Kong Central, on the hill.

Time to rest

HKG_1199, originally uploaded by gugs.

seen at the Hong Kong airport... time to take a rest. Clear enough. This a good time for me to stop for today. Next signs coming soon. Again feel free to comment and/or to contribute.

Emergency exit

HKG_1168, originally uploaded by gugs.

I am not sure I feel the emergency, looking at the pictogram....
Seen in Shenzhen, China

Beware of thieves

DSC_0899, originally uploaded by gugs.

this sign can be seen on several parking lots along the highways in Belgium. I find this a bit scary and definitely not to appropriate, Belgium being among the safe places in Europe (overall pretty safe). You're never too prudent...

Warm hands

DSC_0907, originally uploaded by gugs.

this is the way to switch on/off the steering wheel heating in a modern car - strange user interface (rotating a knob instead of using a switch)

Staircase

DSC_0902, originally uploaded by gugs.

some people go up, some people go down...

Gloves

DSC_0896, originally uploaded by gugs.

to protect your hands, a glove dispenser at the gas station (when you use diesel)

No picnic

DSC_0895, originally uploaded by gugs.

seen in Belgium... approximate English but the message is still clear....

Fire

DSC_0901, originally uploaded by gugs.

procedure to be followed in case of fire: try to fight the fire by yourself, close doors and windows, run and don't use the elevator. Very clear to me.

Gas station

DSC_0900, originally uploaded by gugs.

Seen in a gas station in Belgium: don't start a fire, don't use a mobile phone (never understood why, by the way), stop your engine, under camera surveillance...

Recycling

Recycling, originally uploaded by gugs.

not really a collection of signs. Seen in Germany by a colleague: the text says: " please help us recycling". The rest should be self-explanatory: beer, wine, schnaps etc...
Proposed by Peter van de Mortel.

Make up room

DSC_0909, originally uploaded by gugs.

first time I see this as a pictogram... please make up room.
Seen in a hotel school in the Netherlands

Singapore Metro tariffs

DSC_0443, originally uploaded by gugs.

another one from Singapore... here again a question of priorities: the first two are obvious but why is the third one mentioned ? Is the probability that high that people take a gas bottle in the metro that it needs to be explicitly forbidden ???
Also interesting, the tariffs are specified. A Singapore dollar is about half a Euro.

Blind ?

HKG_1125, originally uploaded by gugs.

I would assume this is some kind of indication for blind people, but then how can they see it ? Am I missing something ? Maybe somebody can help and tell me what this is all about ?

Resort activities

Turkey 07, originally uploaded by gugs.

things you can do in a Turkish resort, near Antalya... buy presents, find a photographer, have fun (night club), water skiing, circus school and having a massage....