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0 pointsfmajid4d ago0 comments

> Today, on your way home, look at the “green” light on a traffic signal. It’s not green.

Independently from this, the names for colors are culturally determined.

The Japanese call green traffic lights as 青 "ao", blue.

Russians have different terms for different shades of blue.

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This is a good point. Here's the article on the weirdness of blue/green in different cultures:

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