Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Tue May 8 00:06:11 2001, in response to Re: Where Do You Say You Live?, posted by Anon_e_mouse on Mon May 7 23:52:03 2001.
Not so fast ... I have friends that live in Monroe, NY (Orange County) and many of my city friends refer to them as being "upstate". I don't agree with the CMSA assessment at all.
And to this day my parents will tell friends or associates that they'ree "visiting their son upstate, and I live in northern Rockland County.
Ask this question to 1000 people; you'll get 1000 different answers.