How do you keep directions in Jakarta?

Indonesia
March 16, 2007 11:48pm CST
At the first time I came to Jakarta, I was attracted by this one: the popular directions (young)people used to mentions were "left" and "right". Up to now it's just the same. When I try to descript a certain location to someone, she/he just suggests me to use those two rather than "north", "south", "east", and "west". Then I have question if they haven't ever seen the sunrise and the sunset in Jakarta! What do you think? Is it meaningful or not?
2 responses
juntoboy
@juntoboy (612)
• Indonesia
2 May 07
i only go to jakarta. and i never talk to other people. i am only believe with my self. if i meet other people it is like always
moto47
@moto47 (555)
• Indonesia
17 Apr 07
Umm... in a big city such as Jakarta, maybe the inhabitants think it's much easier to tell an address by referring left or right. Because the streets are too complicated and not all of the inhabitants there know the name of those street. Also, I think it's a way more communicative using that kind of direction.