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?

  • dutchkimble@lemy.lol
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    7 months ago

    I’m probably wrong, but I think it means somewhere north of the capital city, and maybe it’s only used in New York

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      You are very wrong. Albany is part of “upstate NY” and Albany is literally the capital city… In NY it means basically anywhere that isn’t NYC.

        • Zitronensaft@feddit.de
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          7 months ago

          The term upstate has no relation to the capital city, that was a mistaken assertion. It isn’t used very widely at all, it’s just a local term in a couple of states for their northern portions. Most states don’t have an area that is referred to as upstate.