Chauvinism!

The Herald Diary had a small piece today.
Fourteen men and one woman were captured " in the wrong place" by the Iranians. Many people have suggested only one guess is required to know who was reading the map.
Now I for one would not necessarily agree with this. Mrs. Lear has a very much better sense of direction than I do. What you have to remember is the extraordinary fact that more maps are sold in Scotland annually than in the rest of the UK put together - and men in Scotland, when asked what they would really really like in the way of a book appear to opt 75% of the time for a new Road Atlas.
So no more jokes about women drivers, map readers, mechanics, soldiers etc etc. They are as liable to screw up as we men are.
Especially if they are blondes. No no, not true, I just couldn't resist it.