I tried out an Apple Watch at a store today. Am I completely missing something or is the search functionality really this bad?

So I try to search for a place nearby in the maps app, using the scribble function. It works alright. But instead of giving me the nearby university, it gives me a city in Brazil. I do not live near the Americas.

And also I have seemingly no option for browsing alternative results? I have to either accept Itu, Brazil as my destination or choose to go somewhere else entirely.

Am I missing something obvious?