RR>  i remember getting directions like that from an indian in
  >arizona!  he said, "drive down the road until you come to a silver band."
  >a silver band?  here in nj, we call it a guard rail!  :)
Grin!
RR>this definitely illustrates how cultures think differently.  these
  >directions are based on a visual experience, whereas "go down 3 blocks &
  >make a left" is more of a map-based direction.  usually there's nothing
  >particularly visually striking about a block--ya seen one, ya seen 'em 
l!
Because I have a learning disability which causes me to confuse
opposites, I've learned to use every navigating method I can find
(borrowed from any culture whatever) to find my way around.  It works,
too.  I seldom get lost.  Except when someone is sitting beside me
navigating.  There are days when "Turn right at the light" has no
meaning to me.
                           Sondra
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