Wrong advice

Time like this, when i got lost, I always first trust my instinct. If all fails, thats the time I ask people, not one but many. Its good to get more information than just one person who is not really sure if what they told you are exact. So the next time I go to a place that is not familiar to me, I make sure I got all the information I need, like what is the exact name of the street or the building. Or is their any landmark that I can always look up if I got lost.

Of course i've been on that incident before. I went with my aunt in cebu city for a vacation since we are new on that place, we ask some of the by standers if how can we go to a certain place like the mall. though my aunt been on that place a couple of times but every year the route of jeeps, taxi and buses had been changed. I guess there are some people that if they knew that you are not from that place they try to misguide you. But in my case i never do such thing like that if someone ask me for directions. It's not a good feeling if someone does it to you too.

Hi, thanks1961. No. I have never misguided someone intentionally or on purpose. If I did, it may could have been by mistake. That is mean to give someone the wrong directions to a location. If I know how to get to a place, I will tell them and sometimes if it is close, I will show them. If I don't know how to get to a certain place that the person is asking, I will tell them that I don't know. And I may just ask someone whom is nearby how to get to the location. That way I can still help this person. Honesty is the key here.

I have been in such a situation too and once arrived at my true destination I felt so angry about the ma who gave me wrong advice, I do not know what they get to do so but this is really bad because I am a girl and wondering in unknown places is not good , I was just visiting a friend who changed address though.

hello there, NO THANKS to that guy who just wanted his say and doesn't accompany you it's better to ask more than just one person next time or you might end up asking the wrong person or some one who has not been aware of that place for a while. must be hard looking for that place again,unless you asked another person

Hi Thanks, I have to admit that anyone asking me for directions does so at their peril. In my case I never memorise street names, and I visualise things in ways I can't articulate later. So if someone asks me how to get somewhere I can say vaguely where in the world it is, i.e./ 'it's that way', but I can't tell them exactly how to get there. As thus either the person gets a very jumbled response while I try and convert my inside images into words, or I just point and tell them to keep there eyes open in the direction I think they have to travel! I never purposefully misguide though so if I have no idea what they are talking about I tell them, but if I do know then they have to decode the directions I give them or try elsewhere ! I always make a note of what was asked though, so if in the future I am asked again I can give a better response All the best, Dranz

sometimes I also experience things like that. I don't know why people give the wrong instructions but I can understand maybe I'm asking rather than on the right person.

I also have experiences like you. It happen to some of my family and my friends. Often happen when I ask a nearby person in a small village. Many of them often miscalculate about distance. For example, they said "just go straight about 3kilometres from here then you found the place you looking for." In fact, it take about 5 or more kilometers from place I meet him.