Do you have a good sense of direction?

[moonbyu]

i'd like to say yes but ehh. i could read the direction to anywhere up to ten times and get it in my head but i actually have to go there and back at least 3 or more times to have it really stick in my head. otherwise, i'll just end up getting confused and going someplace else. it's why i'm practicing the train route to college so i don't get lost on the very first day lol

i posted this story on the "what's bothering you?" thread but basically, i accidently took the bus to the next city over TWO TIMES i know the right way now though, so yknow, just a little trial and error!

 

[S.J.]

I can identify N, S, E and W, and I know the direction the sun rises and sets. I feel like those are the basics for surviving lol. I can get home or out of the city without a GPS just fine, but I'm not as great with remembering street names or which streets intersect. ️

 

[Snek]

Yes, of course. I have a "map sense" that allows me to know where I am at all times. I am a snek after all.

 

[Midoriya]

Yeah, I have a photographic memory so I can pretty much tell where I've been before and where I haven't.

 

[Yanrima~]

The short answer is yes.

The long answer is, I can identify the area by the appearance of the place as no two areas look the same. I usually pinpoint the "landmark" of the place that I remember picturing it at the back of my mind if I want to go back or go to the specific destination.

 

[~Kilza~]

I'd say so. I can remember the areas I've been to pretty well, and even if I haven't been somewhere, I can commit directions from Google Maps to memory rather than rely on things like GPS.

 

[Neb]

My sense of direction is so bad that it’s debilitating. Unless I’ve done the same route multiple times or am using a GPS I can’t find anything. I’ve had to have friends guide me out of buildings I’ve entered. It’s so bad that I get lost in video games almost every time I play them. Older games without maps are a no go for me.

 

[Suguri]

I remember on my first day of high school I had a map of the school campus which I used to locate my classes. On the second day, I went without the map and I was able to get my classes without becoming lost. I'm not sure what that says about my sense of direction, but it must be decent IMO.

 

[Kitsuragi]

no, not at all, my sense of direction is pretty poor.

 

[Dunquixote]

Not at all. That is part of the reason I stopped driving in addition to being too nervous/scared to drive.

 

[Dinosaur]

I have a pretty decent sense of direction I just have anxiety . Even if I've driven somewhere once before I'll still load up the directions on my phone just in case I need them.

 

[deana]

I used to think I was really bad at this because growing up both of my parents were really good at it. Then I got in to a relationship with my current partner and compared to him I am great at directions Overall I'll say I'm okay at it. I tend to know where I'm going but if I need to give someone else directions that's where the trouble comes in since I can be bad with my left/right especially if I need to blurt out instructions in a hurry.

 

[Bluelady]

Haha, no. In open world games I need to check the map every other minute.

 

[daisyflowers]

nope, i've got a really bad sense of direction

 

[ali.di.magix]

Absolutely not lol. I don't even know my lefts and rights. I get very disoriented, especially in the dark. Always use GPS to get anywhere.

 

[Chris]

Yes. When I was 12, I was dropped off in a large forest with a group of four other children and given a map and a compass and told we had four hours to find all six stamps (tied to trees) and make our way out. This was before smartphones. My group was utterly useless but I got us out in under three hours. We were the first group to complete the task.

As an adult, I've travelled solo to various locations where I don't speak the language and had no problem getting myself around. If I walk a route once, I'm likely to remember it. Which is funny because my memory is actually pretty terrible in most other aspects.

 

[SkyKnight03]

I'm good at asking for directions and blanking out on whatever was explained to me.

 

[Rosch]

I am proud to say, yes. I have a good sense of direction. But despite that, my anxiety still takes over me when I find myself going to a place I've never been to. I get all flustered and stressed despite knowing in the back of my head that I am on the right path.

 

[Jhine7]

Yes I do. I don’t really need the GPS after going somewhere after the first time.

 

[Dim]

No, my sense of direction is terrible, and my father's constantly ragged me for it when we drive. He claims I get it from my mother. Honestly, maybe it's a focus problem but I often forget what roads to take and the correct turns and whatnot. It just takes me a bit to remember. It's just my dad stressing me out about it makes it kind of worse.