Why America is always referred to WEST and countries towards India referred to EAST?
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Cardinal directions existed before humans figured out the true shape of their planet. The key thing is to separate your understanding of direction and area. “The West” and “The East” can be used as ill-defined terms for certain areas, but travelling east or west is akin to travelling the circumference clockwise or anticlockwise. You can head in a west direction indefinitely, looping the planet over and over, crossing “The East” as many times as you like, but it doesn’t change that *you* are travelling *west*.
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