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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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[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 21 points 9 months ago

Since a lot of people have upstate, there are some places that have a downstate in the southern part of the state, the best examples I can think of being Illinois and Maine.

It just happens to be that you've heard upstate more because New York City is a lot more depicted in American media.

[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 11 points 9 months ago

Thats what Frodo said to Gaffer when he asked where he was going, "oh, just upshire."

He didn't trick old Proudfeet though, he knew Frodo was weavin porkies.

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