Originally Posted by peaceandjoy
Originally Posted by no1jan
Upstate New York. People think of New York as being all like the city. We have our rolling mountains, suburbs, and big city. Just like any other state.
Exactly! And people who live an hour north of New York City think that they live "upstate," lol!! Please - keep driving another 4 or 5 hours, then you're upstate.
Actually I am from the hudson Valley area and moved to LI after my wedding. I lived 1 to 1 1/2 hours north of the city. We did not say we lived upstate nor knew anyone that does or did. That is all city people. Drives me crazy!!! :P Anything past the GW is considered "upstate" to them. My husband likes to tell me I'm from another state not just upstate. Anyone from where I lived knew quite well that there was 4-5 hours of good driving left north of us and still considered New York State. Never understood why those further down always told me I was from upstate. I thought the Adirondacks at the least was upstate :roll: