Yesterday i spent 4 frustrating hours with a driver who couldnt find the place we were going to. He says he doesnt trust Sat Nav so wont believe its instructions. We kept driving round and round and when I said "Ask that man over there." i was told "`he looks the type who wouldnt know where it is." Finally, I told him to stop and got out and asked a woman walking her dog where the place was and she gave me directions and yes! we found it. But, I find this reluctance to ask directions when lost not just by my partner, but generally relates to all of the men friends I know. Many women say the same thing. So, fellas! what is the problem about asking for directions?
I think with some men, it's an Ego thing perhaps? Some see it as a weakness if they get lost, and a double weakness to ask for help! I personally think it's a sign of strength to be able to own up and say " I have no bloomin' idea where we are!" Come on guys! Just admit to when you get it wrong. :)
cos they are pig headed at times like this, they hate to admit their wrong or defeat, cos they think they,ll look stupid, when we women know they look stupid .. lol i,m away now, cos its time to feed my gnomes .. ttfn xxx
I have just borrowed a satnav to go on holiday with, but my wife is an excellent navigator anyway so it is just 'insurance'. I am a typical man, I never ask for directions because (I say) I never get lost! I do seem to have a pretty good sense of direction, so at least I end up in the right place - I then sometimes struggle to find a particular address, and that is when I am likely to ask for directions. We usually use the AA route planner on our computer before embarking on a long or new journey, because it is so accurate giving routes, distances, and supposed journey times (at an average speed).
I don't have a satnav as I feel I have no use for it but I'm not shy about asking for directions but mostly I don't even have to do that. If I'm going somewhere and I'm not quite sure of how to get there I look up the address and a route on the internet and print off the directions and a map.
You made me laugh dawn,with yr husband saying,''he looks the type who woudnt know''!! I didnt know there was a type! Yeh blokes do seem a bit over sensitive,and seem to see it as a failing if they have to ask the way..but what could make more sense than to ask a local who knows an area better than you may as (possiby) a first time visitor? No shame in that. My friend's Mum,in her nineties, is certainly a believer in asking for directions...she saw my fiend looking in an A-Z and snaped,why do you need that when you've got a tongue in your head to ask a passer by???''
I think, at least according to my husband it is because they believe they will find it and don't want the help. Probably if you give them up to a year they will find it eventually the problem is that we women want to find it within the next hour. Personally I have no problems with asking for directions and neither does hubby but we also tend to have maps with us and are both brilliant map readers luckily and we always check google as well before we leave to see if it agrees with our map incase of any road changes.
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