Raising of Chicago

Re:Raising of Chicago by 4ad on Friday October 26, 2018 @04:21PM (#18312450)

I don't know, I visited almost every major european city back when portable GPS devices were not a thing, and I never had a problem navigating. Even now, I almost never use the GPS.

In fact the only time I ever got lost in a foreign city was a few months back in New York because instead of going with my gut I trusted the GPS.

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Re:Raising of Chicago by acjohnson55 on Friday October 26, 2018 @06:59PM (#18313317)

I got lost plenty of times in Europe pre-GPS. I typically had a physical map, but this wasn't always sufficient. You'd simply have to fall back in things like payphone calls and asking strangers for help.

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Re:Raising of Chicago by akie on Saturday October 27, 2018 @01:34AM (#18314505)

Is asking people for directions in an unknown environment really that terrible?

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Re:Raising of Chicago by vageli on Saturday October 27, 2018 @04:48AM (#18314916)

> Is asking people for directions in an unknown environment really that terrible?

If there's a language barrier that becomes more challenging.

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Re:Raising of Chicago by wenc on Saturday October 27, 2018 @08:09AM (#18315385)

Also in places like Venice and Barcelona that are overrun by tourists, asking for directions disrupts the lives of locals. Imagine being asked for directions a dozen or more times a day. Thank goodness for Google Maps and data plans.

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Re:Raising of Chicago by the_clarence on Saturday October 27, 2018 @08:01PM (#18318379)

Lol. I guess you should stay in your comfortable country

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Re:Raising of Chicago by wenc on Saturday October 27, 2018 @08:12AM (#18315392)

Older parts of European cities can be a bit harder to navigate. I’m thinking the El Gotic neighborhood in Barcelona and Alfama in Lisbon. But one does get used to it after a day or so.

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