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As someone who grew up on the coast of California, I've used "out" and "back" to refer to east and west respectively, but I don't think would be a generalizable
by gervase 9y ago
As someone who grew up on the coast of California, I've used "out" and "back" to refer to east and west respectively, but I don't think would be a generalizable rule. For people who grew up on an east-facing coast, perhaps it would be reversed?
As other commenters have stated, I would commonly use up and down to refer to north and south.
- kelnos 9y agoHeh, yeah. I live in CA now (for the last 14 years), but grew up on the east coast. I still say things like "going back east" when I visit family. Although, when I'm returning to CA, it's always "going back home", so I guess I use "back" interchangeably and "out" not much at all.