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The difference between Cincinnati and St. Louis was stark to me; I grew up assuming that "north" meant "vaguely northeast until it gets inconvenient". The idea
by mbg721 4y ago
The difference between Cincinnati and St. Louis was stark to me; I grew up assuming that "north" meant "vaguely northeast until it gets inconvenient". The idea that a road can just go on in the same direction for miles and miles seemed like a sinister AI trap. Someplace like New Orleans or Montreal where the direction follows a natural feature makes way more sense in my head.
- rippercushions 4y agoIf you find your way to Bangkok's central drag Sukhumvit and keep heading east, 500 km down the road you'll find yourself at the Cambodian border, and it's still the same name. This is particularly weird since if you head west, the same road changes its name every couple of blocks!