A Side Note
The first time before I went to Germany, I had prepared myself with some basic German dialogs. That was before the smart phone and google translator era. But once there, I was caught by something very unexpected. The first German public restroom I hurried to was in a large park. The signs was not in male/female symbols but Herren/Damen instead, which was not in my limited vocabulary. I was standing outside waited and waited, until finally another person came. If no one showed up before natural took its force, and I had to guess, it would put me in a big trouble in a foreign country! Since, Herren(male) starts with “Her” and Damen(female) ends with “men” 😂!
“A picture is more than a thousand words”. In contrast, Amsterdam did make its effort to go international. Look at their restroom signs in a business building where Amazon and Uber offices were hosted. On top of the gender, it also suggested the urgency. And of course, they can play with words too 😂!