When a stranger asks me for directions, I feel imposed upon and uncomfortable. In large part this is because I’ve learned that the frequency of the person using it as a pretext for panhandling is high.
Really? I’ve been asked directions a lot of times, and this hasn’t happened to me even once.
I haven’t had this happen at all in New York City, the place I’ve spent the most time where I would expect panhandlers, but it might be different elsewhere given that Manhattan is practically impossible to get lost in.
Being asked for directions makes me uncomfortable, but only because I have the worst sense of direction of anyone I know, and hate feeling unhelpful.
Really? I’ve been asked directions a lot of times, and this hasn’t happened to me even once.
I haven’t had this happen at all in New York City, the place I’ve spent the most time where I would expect panhandlers, but it might be different elsewhere given that Manhattan is practically impossible to get lost in.
Being asked for directions makes me uncomfortable, but only because I have the worst sense of direction of anyone I know, and hate feeling unhelpful.