Today I picked another very well known issue: Women and giving directions. No it is not true that we give directions uncoordinatedly, we would find the place you are searching for. A woman asked for direction from A to point B, we use main shops or house colours and you think that is not understandable???

Let me give you an example of how YOU give us directions:

First you give us a street’s name, which we have never heard of and then you continue, there you drive approximately 15 minutes, on your left you will see a gas station, which you will pass.

How interesting! – No way! – How come you didn’t see the emptiness in our face when you mentioned the streets name? We have no idea which street you are talking about!!! Further how come you are talking about 15 minutes? WITH WHAT SPEED IS IT 15 MINUTES? HOW MANY KILOMETRES? Which gas station are you talking about and why do you mention it when we have to pass it within these 15 minutes??? THIS IS NOT LOGICAL!

Then you continue with: then you come to a big crossing. You don’t turn there you continue driving straight there and after 500 meters you turn left, there is a restaurant in that street, we went there with your parents in November last year.

How come you can remember where we had food last November but you can’t remember our birthday? It is like you can remember your first root canal treatment as if it was yesterday. Does it have to be painful in order to burn it into your memories? We could take care of that! How come you really think we remember where we had food last November and how come you think we have ex-ray eyes that can peek around a corner into a street. WE CAN’T!!!

Then your description continues like this, you have to go straight until the very end of this street and there you turn to the left, the first left again and then to the right, I think it is the second junction.

Oh you think it is! Super, we think we will just not go there. If you would be in charge of telling a baby how to get out during labour, we would give birth to aged and wrinklies.

Then next to the pub you will see this alleyway this one would take you where you need to go but as it is a one-way alley you have to either leave the car and walk the rest or you have to take the first left, then right….

Not that we really memorized what you said until there but now we cannot even hear your voice anymore, not even a blablabla…

Then you dare to ask us: “did you get it?”

Oh my goodness why do you HAVE to try us? Why?

Here we lie to you, we do this super intellectual face and say: “Yes of course!” and we pray that you would not explain it again or another way to get there. But we all know hope dies last!

We explain using shops you spent money on us, or really ugly buildings- THAT IS FAR EASIER TO REMEMBER!

Thank you for your understanding.

HIRPIT