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This is funny because “push” sounds similar to pull in Portuguese. So it’s very common for new English speakers to read a push/pull sign, get confused, and do the opposite.
All of us Portuguese speakers are “gifted” when we are just starting to learn English. 🤣
There is guidance for door design on how to best make it clear whether a door is push or pull. It’s easy: put a handle on the pull side and a push plate on the push side
This is funny because “push” sounds similar to pull in Portuguese. So it’s very common for new English speakers to read a push/pull sign, get confused, and do the opposite. All of us Portuguese speakers are “gifted” when we are just starting to learn English. 🤣
Nearly 25 years of living in the us and this is my curse, I’ll stare at the door for a second independent of which language it’s written in.
There is guidance for door design on how to best make it clear whether a door is push or pull. It’s easy: put a handle on the pull side and a push plate on the push side
True, but handled/plates are often installed incorrectly, leading to Norman Doors that get used incorrectly often.
https://99percentinvisible.org/article/norman-doors-dont-know-whether-push-pull-blame-design/