Thank you Carol! Poor choice of subject title on my part. "Personal interaction with locals" was my second choice but it sounded a little condescending.

Harleyk, I think it's pretty useful to know where they are, especially the public ones.

I mentioned in the OP that I learned here to take a genuine interest/say hello or good morning. I might not have said hello as I expected a point or a "behind those bushed" response, ie., very quick personal interaction. It didn't seem like that was the issue, more like confusion?

Could be "having a bad day" or "that's the thousandth time some idiot asked me where" but I didn't get that vibe.

Possibly she didn't know but I find it hard to believe. Thirty yards from a dumpster and you've never heard the noisy truck picking up trash? Maybe though...