Life would be pretty boring if everything were explicit.
Also, sometimes explaining the rationale for a warning can backfire.
An "absolutely no smoking" sign at a fuel depot doesnt tell you _why_ you shouldn't smoke there... If it did, dumb people might think "We'll I'm not refueling at the moment so it will be fine."
I've lived in the US and UK and noticed what I think is a tiny cultural difference -- that signs giving instructions in the US tend to be brief and contain the instruction only; whereas in the UK I thought I saw more that add some text for a brief explanation or reason, if it wasn't obvious.
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Because it's funny?
Life would be pretty boring if everything were explicit.
Also, sometimes explaining the rationale for a warning can backfire.
An "absolutely no smoking" sign at a fuel depot doesnt tell you _why_ you shouldn't smoke there... If it did, dumb people might think "We'll I'm not refueling at the moment so it will be fine."
"Here be dragons" is vague for a reason.
I've lived in the US and UK and noticed what I think is a tiny cultural difference -- that signs giving instructions in the US tend to be brief and contain the instruction only; whereas in the UK I thought I saw more that add some text for a brief explanation or reason, if it wasn't obvious.
In the UK they love their safety labels. Only country where I’ve been where there’s a safety label on everything. It’s ridiculous.