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In response to "Oh, a Twitter argument about the definition of upstate NY! It's going to be a good day. -- nm" by ty97

Apparently if it's not NYC or Long Island, it's "upstate". -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Dec 10 '17, 10:50

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Yes. -- nm - Krusty Dec 10, 11:30
That's how I always knew it growing up (meaning I grew up upstate) but there's a vocal group against that categorization. -- nm - ty97 Dec 10, 10:51 8
- I don't like it, but it's what I've been taught. - Mop Dec 10, 10:55 7
  - It's most definitely a NYC-centric view of the state. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 10, 11:31
  - How is Western NY even a thing? -- nm - ty97 Dec 10, 11:19 2
    - *psst* (most of us don't understand this sentence) - con_carne Dec 10, 11:30 1
      - I grew up knowing everything north of the city as upstate (and I grew up 70 miles north of the city so it's not a city-centric view) - ty97 Dec 10, 11:40
  - Eh, everything outside Chicago is downstate, even if technically north of the city -- nm - spamlet Dec 10, 10:59 2
    - I knew it as Chicagoland (Chicago + burbs) and downstate. - ty97 Dec 10, 11:41 1
      - Downstate. I grew up on the frontier and am 2/3 of the way to Rockford. -- nm - spamlet Dec 10, 11:52

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