Well with my deceased husband I always said I can't hear your finger.

Excuse me, I don't see very well can you tell me and not point? Usually, they get embarrassed then.

People even do this to folks with white canes.

If I’m in a good mood I say I’m sorry I can’t see very well could Hulu use more descriptive words. If I’m not in the best mood I say. This big white stick means I can’t see or I can’t see very well I need you to be more specific

Yeah, I just get more confused and say something like actually could you just help me there or take me there, please? Thanks. And mostly people at least around here are helpful, some aren’t and you wait for the next person.

I am totally blind myself.

Lol! I love this thread!

So Im still rather sighted, but have a few issues. The amount of times I'll ask where and someone points and either I don't see it or don't know where they are pointing is ridiculous.

"Where is "x"?" , "Over there! *Points*"

"Where is there?" , "I pointed."

"I can't see where you pointed." , *Points again*

That's a normal day for me. I am beginning to loathe the phrases over there, that way, right by "x", next to "x", and follow the signs.

I might be able to see that as person is pointing, and if options are limited, figure out where, but I can't actually see where they are pointing. Nor can I read the damned signs. And as I have no need for the white cane yet, usually if I ask for more details, they contain more generalizations that are unhelpful.

I don't ask for directions any more. I will ask for specific locations, like what floor or room number, street address, etc, but not directions. I usually do better finding it myself. Inevitably if I follow someone's instructions I end up in the wrong spot, trying to figure out how to get back to somewhere I know.

I'm a sometimes cane user. When I am out by myself it really helps alert people to the fact that I can't see very well and need some help. I intentionally purchased a long slimline folding cane instead of a shorter one because I think it helps emphasize the fact, and it's also useful for when I need to poke at something that looks suspicious. The only down side is that it gets a little cumbersome to walk around with.

If people still don't get it, I just tell them "hey I can't see very well, can you give me a bit better directions?"