During the summer, I was trying to get a job before leaving for college to save up some money. I began asking around trying to find out a good area to go job hunting. So one of my friends recommended that I go to a street in Manhattan named 45th street and Broadway Avenue. So one early morning I got up and went to 145th street and Broadway Avenue and there werent any jobs being offered. I was starting to frustrated so I called my friend and cursed him out because I thought he directed me to the wrong area.
But after going on a complete rant telling him how he had me in the middle of nowhere, I realized I had made the mistake. I assumed he was talking about 145th street because we refer to those streets using only the last two digits and refer to any double digit numbered streets as downtown so that is where the confusion came from. I learned from this mix up that when giving direction or recieving them, it is imperative to confirm the exact location specifically. Due to this, I’ve learned to pay more attention when someone gives me directions.
