Only Upstate New Yorkers Will Understand These 17 Phrases
Ah, yes. The great "what exactly is Upstate New York" debate has reared its ugly head again and people are getting into some pretty strong disagreements over the subject on social media.
New York isn’t just one big block on the map, it’s a patchwork of regions. There’s the Hudson Valley, the Capital Region, the Southern Tier, Western New York, and several more. Sure, people might argue over where the exact boundaries are, but one thing we can all agree on? New York City is simply “the City.” Pretty much everything outside of it? That’s Upstate New York.
And people from Upstate have our own way of talking. The words and phrases we toss around might sound completely normal to us, but to the rest of the country, they can be downright confusing. Here are some of the ones that stand out.
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