Angela
21-Jul-08, 12:18
I'm beginning to wonder if it's only me this keeps happening to.
Quite often visitors stop me in the street here and ask for directions. I really do try to be as helpful as I can, so it's a bit galling when they appear to listen to what I have to say, and sometimes ask me to repeat it -and then scoot off in the opposite direction!
This morning a couple of tourists stopped me and asked me for directions to the Royal Yacht Britannia...miles away. I suggested the bus - we were only a few yards from the stop, and the bus goes all the way there.
No, they wanted to walk -well fair enough, it's a lovely day. I explained the direction to set off in, but said they would need to ask for further directions after a mile or so, as I wasn't sure of every street.
They then asked me if they couldn't walk 'along the river' so I pointed out the steps down to the Water of Leith, again just a few yards away, and explained where it would take them to.
They nodded, thanked me very politely....and immediately rushed off in the opposite direction....:roll:
I can't look that untrustworthy, or they wouldn't stop me in the first place, would they? [para]
Quite often visitors stop me in the street here and ask for directions. I really do try to be as helpful as I can, so it's a bit galling when they appear to listen to what I have to say, and sometimes ask me to repeat it -and then scoot off in the opposite direction!
This morning a couple of tourists stopped me and asked me for directions to the Royal Yacht Britannia...miles away. I suggested the bus - we were only a few yards from the stop, and the bus goes all the way there.
No, they wanted to walk -well fair enough, it's a lovely day. I explained the direction to set off in, but said they would need to ask for further directions after a mile or so, as I wasn't sure of every street.
They then asked me if they couldn't walk 'along the river' so I pointed out the steps down to the Water of Leith, again just a few yards away, and explained where it would take them to.
They nodded, thanked me very politely....and immediately rushed off in the opposite direction....:roll:
I can't look that untrustworthy, or they wouldn't stop me in the first place, would they? [para]