driving directions

One of the things that I most appreciate about driving in the Mitten is how far ahead the signs warn you of what comes next.

A sign that says "lane ends; merge left" in State of Happiness means, "if you have not already moved left, you are about to be run off the road."

The same sign here in the Mitten means, "think about getting over sometime in the near future, but don't worry, you have time."

State of Happiness firmly believes that you should already know where you are going. If you don't, why are you here? Also, can you pronounce the names of key rivers and towns? Because if not, well, we wonder about you. Not to be rude, but maybe you'll want to go back where you came from. We have so many new people here already, since they heard we were cool. We are a little overwhelmed.

I am a newcomer myself, of course. I am part of the problem.