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Re:We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste o... by flakeoil on Thursday January 22, 2026 @03:06PM (#46724489)
It's the same in the UK (when it comes to giving directions). Maybe for completely different reasons. I guess they just want to be nice and helpful.

And always with a cheerful: "...you can't miss it."

Yeah, sure.

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Re:We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste o... by quails8mydog on Saturday January 24, 2026 @04:42AM (#46742238)
That's not been my experience living in the UK. Whe I've asked for directions people either give correct ones (as far as I remember) or say they don't know. When people ask me and I don't know, I say I don't know.
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