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Why are people so bad at maps and geography?
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:33 pm
I am pretty good with these things, and it just blows my mind how many people are downright awful at it.
My buddies and I were going to a bachelor trip in Biloxi. One of the wives said “why don’t y’all go somewhere out of state?”. We said Biloxi is out of state; it’s not in Louisiana. She was quite surprised by that.
Also, I like to use street names when I give directions because I know the names of most of the streets in town. This usually proves to be completely useless because apparently no one knows the names of any streets or highways that they drive on. I’ll use a street name, and I typically get hesitation, a puzzled look on their face, and the question “where is that???”. I’m starting to give up on using street names or highway names at all.
Thirdly, if I ask someone to locate a city or a state on the map, they usually have no idea where it is.
It just perplexes me how people can be so ignorant of geography and maps. It’s quite frustrating.
My buddies and I were going to a bachelor trip in Biloxi. One of the wives said “why don’t y’all go somewhere out of state?”. We said Biloxi is out of state; it’s not in Louisiana. She was quite surprised by that.
Also, I like to use street names when I give directions because I know the names of most of the streets in town. This usually proves to be completely useless because apparently no one knows the names of any streets or highways that they drive on. I’ll use a street name, and I typically get hesitation, a puzzled look on their face, and the question “where is that???”. I’m starting to give up on using street names or highway names at all.
Thirdly, if I ask someone to locate a city or a state on the map, they usually have no idea where it is.
It just perplexes me how people can be so ignorant of geography and maps. It’s quite frustrating.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:35 pm to cbree88
Newsflash: 50% of people are dumber than average and average ain’t exactly very intelligent.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:36 pm to cbree88
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One of the wives said
Aaaaand I knew what followed would be absolute nonsense.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:39 pm to High C
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Aaaaand I knew what followed would be absolute nonsense.
Yes, unsurprisingly
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:41 pm to cbree88
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:42 pm to cbree88
It’s 2024 and far too many people think that New Mexico is in a foreign country.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:44 pm to cbree88
If I'm driving landmarks, streets, places eligible for piss stops, potential shortcuts, what type of 18 wheelers are using that road, any bodies of water, hunting stands in the distance, which overpasses have exits, and of course cheapest gas all gets etched into memory.
If I'm the passenger I may as well have been abducted by aliens and I don't remember shite about anything between point A and point B
If I'm the passenger I may as well have been abducted by aliens and I don't remember shite about anything between point A and point B
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:46 pm to I20goon
Geography is something I'm obsessed with. Maps, topo maps, etc.
Very very few people share this interest, apparently.
Very very few people share this interest, apparently.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:46 pm to cbree88
I’m good at geography because I’m curious and like to look at maps and figure out how things fit and where. Not everyone is interested in it. It’s not too difficult to understand.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:48 pm to cbree88
You generalize way too hard brah.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:48 pm to cbree88
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It just perplexes me how people can be so ignorant of geography and maps. It’s quite frustrating.
Me too. I was the atlas jockey on our family driving vacations. I would help my dad plan our routes all over the country. We would play the largest city and state capitol of each state game constantly. That led to me being really into World Geography. After awhile I could just mentally visualize the layout of the planet. Won state at literary rally in world geography thanks to my dad getting me interested in maps and stuff at a young age.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:50 pm to cbree88
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I am pretty good with these things, and it just blows my mind how many people are downright awful at it.
I mean, it’s a skill, just like anything else.
Not really that hard to figure out.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:50 pm to I20goon
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If I'm the passenger I may as well have been abducted by aliens and I don't remember shite about anything between point A and point B
This is me now as an adult. Usually because I’m reading this site
Posted on 5/18/24 at 4:59 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:I too. I've put some maps to the test in person too. Anytime I read/hear about a place I know nothing about I have to see it on a map obsessively. Who are the neighbors, pipelines, railroads, terrain, etc.. To me it is all relevant context.
Geography is something I'm obsessed with. Maps, topo maps, etc.
Very very few people share this interest, apparently.
And I still practice land navigation with compass & paces (pedometer as I've gotten older) just because.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 5:04 pm to I20goon
We didnt have a tv growing up. Encyclopedias and maps were my entertainment when I wasnt out playing ball.
Posted on 5/18/24 at 5:06 pm to cbree88
I have been a teacher for 3 decades. The stupidity is not limited to geography. I once gave a biology test with the answers written on the board and only 1 kid passed. I gave a history test with the following question:
The Pilgrims came to America seeking ________.
One kid wrote "attention".
The Pilgrims came to America seeking ________.
One kid wrote "attention".
Posted on 5/18/24 at 5:09 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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We didnt have a tv growing up. Encyclopedias and maps were my entertainment when I wasnt out playing ball.
I was just thinking this morning about what a gift boredom was when I was a child. I ended up reading encyclopedias and history books. Now kids are inundated with 24-7 TV choices as well as video games and social media.
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