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When my love of McSweeney’s and travel collide.

by Jessie Kwak | 3 April 2010 No Comment

For your weekend reading pleasure:

Realistic Google Maps Walking Directions When In A Different Country.

Zach Jones lays out the joys and frustrations of trying to figure out where the hell you are when you don’t speak the language. An excerpt:

18. Figure out the right turn you wanted to make in step 3 was actually a hidden downward slope behind the one you made… -1 km

19. Continue on Correct Street, remain pessimistic… 2.6 km

20. Become aware that you are totally taking a gamble of whether or not you’re going the right way… 1.8 km

21. Ask another person for directions… 20 m

22. Hate yourself for being a stupid monolingual American… 2.3 cm

23. Become stressed, regret quitting smoking… 10 m

24. Be glad you quit smoking, because there’s a giant hill to walk up… 0.2 km

Go read the whole thing.


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