Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse are considered upstate (and Western). NY. These metropolitan areas are far from being rural, although they have areas immediately surrounding them that are considered rural.
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Originally Posted by Justputt
I've lived all over the country, and for over a dozen years I've lived in Upstate NY, and yes, they are as different as people that live in Macon GA vs Atlanta GA, Austin TX vs Waco TX, etc. Upstate is rural and is not unlike rural PA, rural Western MD, etc. In short, city people are city people regardless of the city and rural people are rural regardless of the state. The exceptions are the wealthy that buy up rural properties for vacation homes, they sometimes bring attitude with them but oftentimes leave it behind to be chill, just depends on if they are showing up or showing off.
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