My husband is a proud Canadian, a dual citizen. Growing up in New York and spending summers in Quebec, he used to think that, culturally speaking, Canadians are more polite than Americans. {Notice the past tense} On vacation in the idyllic little town of Victoria, British Columbia, on a garage door in huge duct tape letters - PISS OFF! NO PARKY! {sic]. I bit my tongue, but I didn't have to for long - we both cracked up.
Written on the City is a photo based project where people send in photos of messages, well, written on the city. There are examples from all over, from Cape Town to Reykjavik, ranging from the profane to the thought provoking.
Musical references in Edinburgh
the brazen in New York City
and the apparently autobiographical in San Francisco.
