Directions

Most people are good with directions. They all know right from left, but many do not know north from south. When people call me for directions to my office, I try to be as clear as possible. Yesterday a new patient called and asked if the office was on the right hand or left hand side of the street. I asked where they were coming from. They answered that they knew the block but not which side. I said we are on the northern side. Again she asked right or left. I explained that right or left depended on if she was driving east or west. She had no idea what I was talking about.