Friday, August 22, 2014

Tolkande trupp in Japan

You can still see this sign saying "Tolkande Trupp" in Sapporo and in Tokyo. When I checked the sign at a different place before, it said: "Belongs to the army of Sweden" on it. It is a sign that the Swedish army uses to alert drivers that they should be careful because the army is doing some training nearby where a bunch of soldiers are holding on to a rope tied to a car (or some other vehicle) and riding along on skis or on bicycles, allowing one car to tow a large number of soldiers quickly and to move a large number of soldiers without them getting that tired. No such activity seemed to be going on nearby, though.

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  1. ..bara för säkerhets skull då.. :-D

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    1. Det står även något i stil med "Tillhör Sveriges försvarsmakt" på baksidan, så jag vet inte riktigt hur de fått tag på den där skylten...

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  2. Tyskar brukar ju stjäla varningsskyltar med älgar på, så det här kanske är en japansk grej.. :-D

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    1. Jag har sett en likadan skylt i Tokyo, så det kan ju vara så. Eller att någon köpt ett gäng på Överskottsbolaget.

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