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Date: 2024-04-10 08:22 pm (UTC)Two factors here. Firstly, we don't navigate by corners nearly so much. If I wanted to be somewhat specific about a location, I'd say "on Boronia Road, between Woodvale and Rankin", or similar. It was quite odd getting to DC and New York and immediately changing to navigating via street corner.
Also, the examples I gave above weren't random. Before I'd ever been to New York – before I'd even glanced at a map – I still could have rattled off "Lexington and 9th" and "stay on FDR" (and more), because those phrases are in SO MANY SHOWS. Friends, Castle, Elementary, How I Met Your Mother, for starters – and I've watched all of them through multiple times. Navigating New York is something I've heard so often – so when I find myself using the exact same phrasing, it's very weird to me.