You never hear anyone say "upstate California" or "upstate Idaho"!
Why??
2006-12-28 08:28:57 · 9 answers · asked by ♫ Abby ♫ 4 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
First, because New York City is such a huge city. Secondly, because other states don't have a huge city with the same name as the state. If you had an Idaho City, someone who lives outside of Idaho City but still in Idaho would need some phrase to distinguish between the urban and rural areas of the state.
2006-12-28 08:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by stk1990 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Upstate NY is really different from what people think of when they think of NY--they always think NYC. Upstate NY is a whole other world----open land, farms, trees lived there, done that, remember mowing the snow for months on end---beautiful though. Sure do miss it at times.
2006-12-28 10:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by BookLady 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It isnt, many parts of the northern part of south carolina are called the upstate.
2006-12-28 09:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by exammac 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL Its like why is it that New York City seems to be the only one referred to as "THE city"?
Makes you wonder- whats so special about NY?
(I lived there for the first 22 years of my life)
-EA
2006-12-28 08:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by Earthy Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when you tell someone that you are from New York, they automatically think you are from New York City.
2006-12-28 08:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
NY is so big...that when someone says they're going to NY, they've got to say "Up state" or "The City".
Now...when you head north in Maine, why do they call it going "down east"?
2006-12-28 08:34:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They use it for N.E. Pennsylvania, too.
2006-12-28 08:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because.
2006-12-28 08:31:52 · answer #8 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
it's not
2006-12-28 08:33:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋