The study showed that every 10th person (10%) finds it impossible to navigate in London. It is followed by the British capital by Paris (9%), Bangkok (5%), Hong Kong (5%) and Beijing (4%). These major administrative centers made up the top five cities in the world where it is easiest to get lost. Moreover, the survey results showed that every third Londoner, when asked for directions, intentionally gives the wrong direction. Germans are the best at navigating: a third of them claim that they have never gotten lost.
In an attempt to find the right way, more than 25% of respondents rely on online and mobile navigation tools. Of these, 13% use mobile phones as their primary navigation tool, even though a few years ago the number of users of this navigation method was zero.
According to research, every fifth person believes that the ability to navigate is genetically transmitted, and those who do not have it were simply born that way. However, people who are good at navigating are not common. Almost all respondents (93%) regularly get lost. Moreover, each time this happens, the average time lost is 13 minutes per person. For some, this has serious consequences: every tenth person is late for an interview, an important business meeting, or a plane for this reason.
As Gzt.ru reports, personal life also often suffers due to a person's inability to navigate: every tenth Brazilian does not show up for a date just because they got lost on the way. Interestingly, our compatriots view their own disorientation as a great opportunity to meet someone.