Why do people say hand when giving directions ?

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[–]Chipit 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Who gives directions when everyone has a mapping smartphone?

I remember random people stopping me on the street to ask where somewhere was. I kind of miss that. It was a way we maintained positive interactions in our society. Two people, being polite, and going away happy.

[–]Brewdabier[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I remember those days, I had a Rand McNally Road Atlas and used it to find address. Now a smartphone is great for getting around town but I've had it happen in the market, I ask where something was and the store employee said isle 6 on right hand side. When going rock draling we all use driver-passenger when giving directions, some people don't know left from right but understand driver-passenger.

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It also was a more trustworthy way of getting an idea of directions. Have you ever ended up in the middle of a backwoods gravel trail with fields surrounded by heavy forest at 1AM from following the GPS? I sure have. It's the breeches-shitting opposite of fun.