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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Chimdindu_Duclos on 2026-03-11 07:25:18+00:00.
This actually happened today and I’m still embarrassed thinking about it.
I was in a part of the city I don’t usually go to because I had an appointment nearby. I finished early and decided to walk around for a bit while waiting for my ride. The area has a lot of similar looking streets and buildings, and even though I had my phone with maps, I was mostly just wandering.
While I was standing on a corner checking my messages, a tourist looking couple walked up to me and asked if I knew where a specific museum was. They showed me the name on their phone.
Now here’s where I messed up.
Instead of just saying “Sorry, I’m not sure,” my brain immediately went into confident helper mode. I glanced around, saw a large building in the distance that vaguely looked like it could be a museum, and confidently pointed down the street.
I told them something like, “Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s just a few blocks that way. Keep going straight and you’ll see it on your right.”
They thanked me and started walking in the direction I pointed.
About ten seconds later I opened my maps because I wanted to check something.
The museum they asked about was literally in the complete opposite direction.
Not “a little bit off.”
Not “one street over.”
Like a solid 15 minute walk the other way.
I just stood there staring at my phone realizing I had confidently sent these poor people on a completely wrong adventure.
I debated running after them to correct myself but by the time I looked up they had already turned the corner and were gone.
So now somewhere out there are two tourists walking confidently toward a building that is absolutely not the museum they were looking for because I apparently decided to become a fake tour guide for no reason.
I hope they checked their maps before walking too far.
TL;DR: Tourists asked me for directions, I confidently sent them the wrong way despite having no idea where the place actually was.