Asking the way in different places

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of giving directions（方向）every【小题1】I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

In Japan, people use landmarks （地面标志性建筑物）in their directions 【小题2】most streets don’t have names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight ahead and 【小题3】left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns【小题4】 buildings in many places. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and 【小题5】.In Kansas, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles（英里）.Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have【小题6】idea of distance. They measure（测量）distance in time,

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer sometimes. What 【小题8】 such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry I don’t know.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know”. People in Yucatan【小题9】that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a 【小题10】one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!