Why do people say hand when giving directions ?

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[–]Chipit 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

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.

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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.