There’s no homunculus in our brain who guides us

Re:There’s no homunculus in our brain who guides us by tluyben2 on Saturday February 22, 2020 @11:08AM (#22391670)

I travel a lot and so often (far more than not) people explain the route based on things trivial to them; go right at Jose-with-the-nose, go left at the office of Manuel etc. I have never been to the town and obviously this info is not on the map.

Basically if google maps cannot find it, calling or whatsapp with the owner almost never helps at all.

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Re:There’s no homunculus in our brain who guides us by I_complete_me on Sunday February 23, 2020 @06:30PM (#22400322)

The story about the foreigner asking for directions in Ireland comes to mind. The (helpful) reply: "You want to go to Ballywhereever? Well, I wouldn't start from here..." Top that!

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Re:There’s no homunculus in our brain who guides us by lakkal on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @09:34AM (#22413509)

There's something similar associated with people from the state of Maine in the US: "You can't get there from here."

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