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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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[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 58 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Really? Well, I'm from Utica and I never heard anyone use the term "upstate."

[–] Corvid@lemmy.world 36 points 8 months ago

Not in Utica, no. It’s all Albany expression.

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

seymour you fucking liar, everyone here calls it upstate new york

[–] Thalestr@beehaw.org 13 points 8 months ago

Not in Utica, no; it’s an Albany expression.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

Damn the fidelity of that pic is strangely satisfying