In Sydney, Australia we tend to use exactly the same nomenclature, but over (East) is never very far. You might go over to Bondi. Out (west) tends to include ev

In Sydney, Australia we tend to use exactly the same nomenclature, but over (East) is never very far. You might go over to Bondi. Out (west) tends to include everything until the centre of Australia (going out to Bathurst, going way out to Alice Springs, or even just going out west). Up and down tend to extend the entire north - south distance of the country. Up to eff-en-cue (FNQ = Far North Queensland) or down to Tassie (Tasmania). I think the extended distances compared to Texas is probably due to the vast amount of nothing throughout most of Australia.