“Hey, do you know where the bathroom is?”
“No, but there’s a sign over there.”
I looked toward where he had pointed; there was, in fact, a sign.
“Thanks.” I paused. “Wait, but if you know where the sign is, how do you not know where the bathroom is?”
“Oh, I’m not from your planet, you see. I come from a place many galaxies away, and am here for research purposes. I’ve only just figured out how to speak your language, let alone understand your strange pictorials. I’m still not quite sure what a bathroom is, to be honest. I only assumed that, since you were looking for one, the sign over there would indicate its location. I apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused you.”
“Oh, don’t worry, it’s fine.”