On our honeymoon, we solved the problem of me point right and saying left. As he knew I played the piano. he said ‘Just Treble or Bass.’ It worked. I knew I married a smart man.Apparently, lots of people have that problem as well.
First of all only use the word right when specifying the direction. All other answers must use correct to avoid the confusion of do I turn left & answering right. Also a lot of us never did learn left & right. In exercise class I don’t listen to directions, just follow the Instructor. I know I’m not alone because I was checking in for my class & heard that Instructor tell someone, “no your other right”.
Seems like the point of the cartoon is NOT that she said turn left originally but that he didn’t turn right when she told him. Which is how my spouse treated my directions - he ignored them or argued with them until we were past the turnoff. Once, when we were headed to a wedding in a city we had never driven in before, he disagreed with my first direction (I had written instructions and the map), ignored my second, and finally-fifteen minutes later—he pulled into a gas station and had me to go ask the attendant how to find the address. I came back and told him and he argued with that. Needless to say, we were very late to the wedding and I refused to give directions ever again. This was ‘before computers’. Since then I print out a map with directions and give it to him before we leave home — and, oh yes, he does have GPS but he argues with her as well.
My wife does that a lot. Where she points is normally correct, not what she says. However, as I am driving, I often watch the road, not where she is pointing. And then I get blamed for turning incorrectly.
I’m the one who’s directionally challenged. I say right when I mean left fairly often. Occasionally, when I get it right the first time, I’ll say “the real right”. My husband has learned to compensate.
Templo S.U.D. about 5 years ago
Oh, my native language of English sure is complicated to foreigners.
jmworacle about 5 years ago
It isn’t amazing the worst back seat drivers refuse to drive.
stairsteppublishing about 5 years ago
On our honeymoon, we solved the problem of me point right and saying left. As he knew I played the piano. he said ‘Just Treble or Bass.’ It worked. I knew I married a smart man.Apparently, lots of people have that problem as well.
WDemBlk Premium Member about 5 years ago
First of all only use the word right when specifying the direction. All other answers must use correct to avoid the confusion of do I turn left & answering right. Also a lot of us never did learn left & right. In exercise class I don’t listen to directions, just follow the Instructor. I know I’m not alone because I was checking in for my class & heard that Instructor tell someone, “no your other right”.
wirepunchr about 5 years ago
Turn left right here.
Ichabod Ferguson about 5 years ago
“Back up.”“Back up?”“Yes, go ahead.”“Make up your mind!”
david_42 about 5 years ago
I prefer my gps to a map app, but the app can track traffic.
GreenT267 about 5 years ago
Seems like the point of the cartoon is NOT that she said turn left originally but that he didn’t turn right when she told him. Which is how my spouse treated my directions - he ignored them or argued with them until we were past the turnoff. Once, when we were headed to a wedding in a city we had never driven in before, he disagreed with my first direction (I had written instructions and the map), ignored my second, and finally-fifteen minutes later—he pulled into a gas station and had me to go ask the attendant how to find the address. I came back and told him and he argued with that. Needless to say, we were very late to the wedding and I refused to give directions ever again. This was ‘before computers’. Since then I print out a map with directions and give it to him before we leave home — and, oh yes, he does have GPS but he argues with her as well.
ctolson about 5 years ago
Plugger GPS with female voice.
hfergus Premium Member about 5 years ago
My wife does that a lot. Where she points is normally correct, not what she says. However, as I am driving, I often watch the road, not where she is pointing. And then I get blamed for turning incorrectly.
Spiny Norman Premium Member about 5 years ago
My favorite is “turn right!” when we are already in the middle of the intersection.
Jan C about 5 years ago
I’m the one who’s directionally challenged. I say right when I mean left fairly often. Occasionally, when I get it right the first time, I’ll say “the real right”. My husband has learned to compensate.
Plods with ...™ about 5 years ago
The man said to take a right where the old hot dog stand used to be…
CynthiaLeigh about 5 years ago
Because Pluggers are dumb.
juho about 5 years ago
two wrongs don’t make a right but three rights make a left
TheWildSow about 5 years ago
I thought you said turn right here!
I did! Turn right here, left!
Caldonia about 5 years ago
They’ll never find that darn hospital. Next time, call an ambulance when you’re having a heart attack!
Gent about 5 years ago
“Turn left”
“All right”
“No, that’s not right”
“But you just said left, right?”
“No, I said turn left, not right”
“Oh all right!”
“Oh lord! I’ve got nothing left to tell you!”
bmwk12ltc about 5 years ago
I taught my daughter Port and Starboard when she was small and it worked great.