[irrational]

I can't tell you how many times I've told my wife something using cardinal directions (it's due west of here) and she has no idea which way that is. Frankly its frustrating. Cardinal directions are so very useful that not knowing naturally which way is which is self-limiting.

[TeMPOraL]

I'm so annoyed when somebody gives me cardinal directions, because it requires me figuring out where the north is, when half the time I couldn't even tell you where the sun is due to high buildings and cloud cover. There are countless better ways of giving directions when you're within 100 miles of civilization.