Signs: Only in Guatemala
No Food, No Cameras, No Guns, No Backpackers and No Private Guards inside, the sign reads. Only in Guatemala you can find this kind of signs (I think). Guns are a big trouble, you know; people do crazy things with them and not only in Guatemala; naked guns are worn in the belts like cellphones or keychains; even banks and offices have an unusual piece of furniture to deposit customers’ guns at the entrance. Certainly Guatemala is not the only gun-crazy country in the world, nevertheless, it sad to see signs like the one above, captured at Angelina’s Doorway.
My condolences to the families and friends of the students who lost their lives yesterday in Illinois. 
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February 15th, 2008
Wow. That’s amazing. What does “no private guards” mean?
February 15th, 2008
Susan, I am sorry for not being clear; private guards in this context means bodyguards.
February 15th, 2008
What an interesting sign!
Great post today!
Pat
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February 15th, 2008
I’ve seen this sign in LAG. I had to stop and look at it carefully. Thanks for writing about it. I’ve seen different signs in a lot of places and try to pay attention to them because I don’t want to get in trouble (like having a camera in a place where it’s prohibited), but the whole gun thing in Guatemala always makes me nervous. They are worn like cell phones.:-(
February 16th, 2008
to think that a lot of people are having guns is unsettling. Just not used to seeing signs like this.
February 16th, 2008
thank God I live in a country where people don’t wear guns. Its not allowed, actually its very hard to get a gun we even do not have stores to buy them (only some for hunters). There is a phrase about theatre shows: If you can see a rifle on the wall in the first scene you can be sure it is going to be used during the show.
I think this saying is valid for real life, too. Not only for theatre!
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