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I've noticed the elevator disorientation too. I'm one with a built-in compass and the times that my expectations are diverted are rare and quickly corrected. Because of my natural outlook, it's odd to me to see people often step out of an elevator and have to recalibrate their orientation.

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Elevators can be confusing if there are two or more on both sides of the hall. It's disorienting because it's easy to forget which side of the hall you're on, especially if the corridor looks the same in both directions. Happens to me all the time at a friends condo.

I guess that's the point I was making about sense of direction. I have never had the experience but two of my kids get confused very easily, the third is like me and seems to always know location and direction.

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