Finsky,
We in the US refer to our areas as Northeast (New England), East Central (DC area), South East (Georgia, Florida, Alabama), Mid West (Missouri & Mississippi river), Mountain (Rock mountain), South west (Texas to Arizona), Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Montana) and West (Nevada and California).
I realize the to you we all live in the south, east or west, but some do not understand the joke and get offended if their area of the US is mislabled. It's like refering to Finland as western Russia.