RA>As a sort of aside, I've noticed that people who were raised in a city
  >orient themselves by landmarks differently than those who were raised in
  >the country.  I am a supporter of a nature sanctuary about 40 miles out
  >of town.  They have events such as workshops out there off and on and
  >give directions to people to get there.  The people who get lost and end
  >up in the next county are the city people.  The country people never have
  >a problem finding it.  I didn't really think about it much until I had to
  >go out with a friend of mine a number of times until she learned the way.
  >I finally decided that people who live in the country recognize landmarks
  >differently than urban folks and are more used to moving around in spaces
  >that don't have wall-to-wall buildings, blocks, and straight streets.
I think that's true, Robin.  City folks think in terms of blocks and
intersections; not in terms of actual landmarks.
A friend of mine out in Arizona had to do some work on the Navajo rez.
She talked about getting "really strange" directions; like, "You'll come
to a house with a old woman sitting on the porch."  She said, "What
happens if the old woman is going to the toilet while I drive by?  I'll
never find the place."  Luckily, the woman wasn't; and she did find it.
                         Sondra
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