I moved from the north east corner of the US to the south west corner. That threw me off. It used to be "everything in the US is to the south-west of me", where

I moved from the north east corner of the US to the south west corner. That threw me off. It used to be "everything in the US is to the south-west of me", whereas now it's "everything in the US is to the north-east". I lived on the Wasatch Front for a while, and mountains always ran north-south on your East. Now I work on the Front Range, and mountains run north-south on your West. I know the feeling you're describing.