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minus-squareMigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 months agoWhat does it mean to “go upstate”? North?
minus-squareBroadfern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 months agoIn larger US states, yes. Typically north/northwest, like in Upstate New York.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoI thought “Upstate” New York meant “not New York City”
minus-squareiAmTheTot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months 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-up6·2 months agoWould that be Leftstate NY then? Or is there only a single cardinal direction within a state?
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThere is only really “Upstate”, New York, and “Long guy land”.
minus-squaretuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI thought it was Lone Guy Land
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-22 months 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-22 months agoBased on what? That’s not how “upstate” is used… like ever. It’s not synonymous with “upstairs.”
minus-squareORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThere are only degens up there, bud. Watch out.
minus-squareAlexLost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah, but I do love fishing in Quebec.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months 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.”
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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Why is that?
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