Agree with hibbelig, I grew up in Germany (Stuttgart) and I think compass directions aren't as popular as here in the US. Maybe because all the roads are so twi

Agree with hibbelig, I grew up in Germany (Stuttgart) and I think compass directions aren't as popular as here in the US. Maybe because all the roads are so twisty, even in the cities, that nothing goes in one direction for very long. We definitely went "down" to the city center because it was at a much lower elevation than our neighborhood.