I regularly confuse east and west
Fuck it, pretty much everything else this week has been tenuous.
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 9:31, 6 replies)

what is that?
There are loads people who have trouble this, and not just east/west, but left/right as well.

I never really understood how you could confuse them - I mean, it's not exactly a huge amount of information to memorise, and they're always the same way round - it's like getting up and down mixed up.

There's probably a really interesting explanation for the phenomena. I literally cannot think of a single reason why east/west should be harder to remember than north/south - after all, the only way to flip east/west on a map is to flip north/south as well.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 12:53, closed)

I blame mirrors.
Up and down are always the same but right and left change depending on the perspective. The US pic below does a great job of explaining East and West.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 18:35, closed)

yeah, that's probably it

(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Thu 28 Jul 2011, 9:45, closed)

Never Eat Shredded Wheat
was the way i learned it. For some reason - I always know where north is now. Ive only been caught out once or twice getting off the tube.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 14:05, closed)

Maybe he's an American?


Still, it's their own fault for living on the wrong side of the world.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 16:22, closed)

I most certainly am not American
That may well be the most offensive thing ever said to me in my 5 years on 'the board'.
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 19:45, closed)