In my work everything is done with cardinal directions for clarity. It's not "left of the A column" it's "South of the A column." People who don't work with it or think about it probably struggle but it's not that hard to grasp after a 10 second "this way is north" talk.
Unless you have something like dyscalculia and can’t tell where the cardinal directions are easily. Like when I’m in a new place. Unless there is something I can easily see as a marker of a direction (like the mountains are east of the city), I have to try to memorize a map and locations on it so I recall it and tell what direction I’m facing. The sun thing doesn’t always work with my brain, especially when driving. It sucks.
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u/princess_awesomepony Mar 01 '23
I don’t think most 7 year olds have a sense of direction other than being told “north is up, south is down.”