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What does "upstate" mean in the US? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I hear it in movies so the time. We're going upstate. I went upstate. Etc

I never hear downstate, or similar. Does it just mean going north?

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[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago

Is it due to the fact NYC is in the southern part of NY?

[-] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 8 months ago

Yes but also when people are telling someone they're from New York they tend to assume the city, so the follow-up answer is for clarification. The state is big and wildly different from NYC

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I went sightseeing to Niagara Falls, then to Buffalo. They're nothing like NYC.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I think it's elevation as much as north/south.

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