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minus-squareMigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·3 days agoWhat does it mean to “go upstate”? North?
minus-squareBroadfern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 days agoIn larger US states, yes. Typically north/northwest, like in Upstate New York.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 days agoI thought “Upstate” New York meant “not New York City”
minus-squareiAmTheTot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 days agoDepends on where you are when you say it. To anyone in NYC, that’s probably true. But don’t say you’re in upstate NY if you’re in western NY.
minus-squarePoopBuffet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoWould that be Leftstate NY then? Or is there only a single cardinal direction within a state?
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoThere is only really “Upstate”, New York, and “Long guy land”.
minus-squaretuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI thought it was Lone Guy Land
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoUsually, yeah. In this context it probably just means from the lowland of the state to the mountains.
minus-squareORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoBased on what? That’s not how “upstate” is used… like ever. It’s not synonymous with “upstairs.”
minus-squareVelypso@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoBut also dont refer to northern California as upstate. We’ll immediately know youre from new york.
minus-squareVelypso@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoBecause the term upstate is mostly used in new york/ east coast Nobody says upstate Texas
minus-squareORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoThere are only degens up there, bud. Watch out.
minus-squareAlexLost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 hours agoYeah, but I do love fishing in Quebec.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoWhich is a mistake, cuz down the country is where the water tastes like wine.
What does it mean to “go upstate”? North?
In larger US states, yes. Typically north/northwest, like in Upstate New York.
I thought “Upstate” New York meant “not New York City”
Depends on where you are when you say it. To anyone in NYC, that’s probably true. But don’t say you’re in upstate NY if you’re in western NY.
Would that be Leftstate NY then? Or is there only a single cardinal direction within a state?
There is only really “Upstate”, New York, and “Long guy land”.
I thought it was Lone Guy Land
Usually, yeah.
In this context it probably just means from the lowland of the state to the mountains.
Based on what? That’s not how “upstate” is used… like ever. It’s not synonymous with “upstairs.”
But also dont refer to northern California as upstate.
We’ll immediately know youre from new york.
Why is that?
Because the term upstate is mostly used in new york/ east coast
Nobody says upstate Texas
I’m going up the country
There are only degens up there, bud. Watch out.
Yeah, but I do love fishing in Quebec.
Which is a mistake, cuz down the country is where the water tastes like wine.
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