Ampelmann Antics and More
July 14th 2009 When he turns a jaunty green and begins his purposeful walk, he is saying: safe to cross! When he turns red and throws out his arms, he means: stay put! It's sort of difficult not to fall for the adorable Ampelmann, the pedestrian crossing signal character that was promulgated in East Germany. He is so popular, in fact, that he is starting to spread into former West Berlin (where a more generic
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