New to a place!!! You are bound to face few embarrassments during the initial days.
There is no way that you can avoid those blushes, but, recounting them will bring a smile on your face. I think its pretty easy to identify a person new to the city. Especially if you do not have good sense of directions, you will look stupid in the middle of the crowd. I am no exception to it. Initial few days in the tunnelbanna is as challenging as finding your direction without a compass in the middle of the ocean.
Every time I got out of the T-Centralen, I landed on new streets to find new buildings, new restaurants and new Shopping Malls. Thanks to umpteen number of exits that one can take.
I made it a point not to ask for the directions from people around, thinking of the surprise package that's awaiting. I read some where, 'One without direction in life goes nowhere'. I disagree with the gentleman who wrote that. One who is direction less finds new places, I believe I am nothing less than Christofer Columbus in this regard. :).
My definition of a new comer to the town goes as follows, from my experience in the tunnelbana:
He who comes out of the train, walking out slowly just before the last few people, takes a couple quick steps, stands still for a moment, slowly turns his heads towards either side of the platform with out looking for anything particular wondering which exit to take is a new person in the town. :)
Wish you very good luck in all the directions that you take in life....
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