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Old 01-26-2024, 11:20 AM
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NYC natives seem to have a stereotype as loud, boisterous, and "in your face". Maybe somewhat true but you have to consider their urban environment. But that area of the state is vastly different than the rest of the state, in geography, weather, cost of living, salaries, and concentration of population. NYC considers "upstate" to be basically anywhere in the state north of them. Those not from NYC area consider upstate to be north or west of Albany. West of Albany could also be considered western NY.

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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive View Post
Yeah, noticed that.

My wife and I play a lot of golf with strangers. Prefer it actually as we get to meet a lot of non - fulltime TV'ers here for a couple of weeks, a month, or whatever. Conversation during the round often centers on where we come from. I noticed that New Yorkers NOT from NY City invariably say that they come from UPSTATE New York. Are they merely reacting to the stereotype (as in "if I say New Yorker without qualifying by saying "upstate" these strangers might assume the worst about me?), or do they really see themselves as that fundamentally different from the folks who actually hail from the Big Apple?