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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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[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago

Maine uses “Down East”, which is actually north east of the Portland area. Actually I’m not sure anyone really totally understands exactly what or where down east is there.

Most states I’ve lived in use “up north” when taking about the northern half of rural part of a state.

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