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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer
How is it different from the "TORONTO" in Nathan Phillips Sq, or any other freestanding city name sign?  |
A few reasons. For one, the Ottawa sign can be seen prominently from both sides. In relation to that, it is not as obvious (in terms of background) which side someone is "supposed" to photograph it from.
In Toronto, the front of the sign has City Hall in the background, a city landmark. On the other side, you have a concrete arcade. Not much to look at.
Another reason is that the Ottawa sign reversed spells something that could actually be a word (AWATTO). Toronto reversed (OTNOROT), is gibberish, not to mention that two letters are upside-down.
The same can be said of the "
I amsterdam" sign.
Finally, everyone knows Toronto, or Amsterdam, or Panama... Ottawa is relatively unknown outside Canada, therefore having the name reversed plastered on social media doesn't help our case. On the other hand, some might say that their ins no such thing as bad publicity.
In any case, have you ever seen a picture of any of those other signs reversed? I haven't.