Do you often find yourself lost in conversation when your friends are mentioning road names and interstate exit numbers? Do you immediately zone out when someone tries explaining how to navigate through their complicated neighborhood? Do road trips freak you out?
If you answered "yes" to the questions above, you may be directionally challenged. But don't worry, a survey conducted by the Daily Mail found that four out of five young drivers cannot read road maps, so at least you're not alone!
While we're not trying to deny that we have a problem, or justify it by any means, there are 10 surefire signs that you may be directionally challenged too.
1. You only know the names of the roads that surround your house.
"Dude I don't know what you're talking, I only know the street names in my neighborhood."
2. You give directions by locations of landmarks.
"Go straight until you pass the Big Chicken, then take a right at the Marietta Diner, take a sharp turn at that weird Shell station and you're there!"
3. You have Siri take you everywhere.
"My destination is only two minutes away? Better use Siri just to be safe."
4. Step-by-step directions go in one ear and out the other.
"You're going to need to write that down for me, I wasn't listening."
5. You avoid going into major cities at all costs.
"Are you sure there's not another way to get there? I'll take back roads if I have to."
6. You get angrier and angrier the more you realize you are lost.
"Stop talking, can't you see we're lost?"
7. You think lowering the volume on your radio will help you find your destination.
"Hold on guys, pause the music I think I'm lost."
8. You only know the name of the exit that takes you to your house and work.
"It says to take exit 92. Where the hell is that?"
9. Cardinal directions mean nothing to you.
"Oh, east? I thought you said 'weast'!"
10. Attempting to read a map would be laughable to you.
"What are all of these red squiggly lines?"
We'll make no excuses for our "disability." We are directionally challenged and we are proud (sort of). What has the hardest part of the struggle been for you?
