[Gary]

Being a somewhat typical, maybe less ‘macho’ than average, male, here is my viewpoint: There are two main reasons why I would rather not ask directions. Also, there are reasons why I would. First, if I am lost, that means that I can’t find my way back. To be directed to where I am going will only get me more lost as to where I came from. I (being someone who wishes to remain as much in control of my situation as possible) need to know how to get back home. So, if I am lost, I need to re-orient myself. Once I am re-oriented, I can find my way both directions, to and from. Second: Some people have not enough attention paid to them and some people (men in particular) what to be the ‘know it all.’ So, if I ask someone for directions, I am somewhat obligated to listen to them finish what they have to say. This can be a very very long-winded statement. The person may be so proud of knowing something that I don’t know that they may demand my attention for a very long and boring time. The person may be so wraped up in his pride and enjoying being the center of attention that he may do whatever it takes, at the expense of my attention paid to him, to get a lot of attention and time out of me. I don’t want to listen to someone’s life story just because I don’t know which way to go for the nearest whatever. The possibility of coming upon a guy like this is enough to discourage me from asking a simple question. As for impressing the woman in my presense; I could not care less. I know that if asking directions gets me there more efficiently than doing it myself, she’d be impressed with that as much as if I got us there without help in a quick manner. With the way so many people these days think that men are being weak by not asking for help, I’d only have to ask for directions to surely impress my female company. The reason I don’t ask for help is the farthest thing from trying to impress women. It has a lot more to do with not choosing to tangle with outside forces upon an inside problem.

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Name : Gary, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 40, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States, Occupation : Construction Worker, and more., Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, 

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