#just give me a good old north south east west indication and im set
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I say yes but what i mean is that i need a moment to think about where the sun is and then i'll know where north is
My friend just. Didn't know where north was???
#the consequences of reading too much adventure books when i was little i guess#orienting with the sun was like the first thing i learned from fantasy books#or something#if i can mentally see where i am on a map i know off the top of my head where north is#if i dont know where tf i am or am not 100% sure which way im facing i just look for the sun and then i know#yes i know night is a thing but then again its the same for the map reasoning and also the north star is A Thing#and yes in the city you can never actually see the north star proper because of the lights#but if you can glimpse a few stars from the ursa major or minor you can guesstimate as to where the north star is#and go from there#also i am#absolutely awful at distinguishing left and right. i just cant. really really cant.#but the cardinal directions are so mucb better!!!#theyre just there#you dont have to play the guessing game every time as to where is left and where if right and is it your left or their left or some else's#my brain just doesnt do left/right directions#just give me a good old north south east west indication and im set#when i wss abroad in a city with streets built to be on one side and on the other it was bliss#also north entrance and south bus stop etc#cant forget about those#for those wondering im talking about beijing#when in rome i can never properly orient myself while in beijing i was always so oriented#girl scouts had nothing on me#also to yall wondering how to tell if its not dawn/dusk: look at the shadowsss#they'll be pointing AWAY from the sun#if you see the line the shadows change on after some minutes you'll have a straight line east-west#kind of#and if you are familiar with the path is the sun supposed to take at your location then you can guesstimate directions based on that
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