What does "upstate" mean in the US?
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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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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?
A place where people use the phrase steamed hams.
Really? I'm from Utica, and I've never heard such a phrase.
Oh no it's an Albany expression