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My three years experience of living in NJ has just been invalidated, and apparently is wrong. In fact, you lived that for me.
I went to Kean, bud. Lived in Elizabeth and Somerset.
Gotta love the internet.
There were PLENTY of people I knew that referred to NYC/NY as "New York" and "the city." Much to my surprise actually. Same for Long Island. Upstate is the same.
You have to realize, that New Jersey is another state, so you still have to specify when referring to New York.
know one in long island says the city referring to the whole nyc. They say it referring to manhattan only. if a person from li is going to brooklyn he/she will tell you that specifically.
if they are going to queens they will let you know.
as a matter of fact one of my bouncer buddies always refers to going to the bronx when he leaves li. He never says im going to the city.
dont know what your talking about. just labeling my experiences. most jersey folks share their comments. half will say the borough, and the other half will say the city.
i know for a face that jersey folks do not use the term "the city" if their heading to staten island.
the people of perth amboy, and elizabeth would disagree.
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Originally Posted by nycjowww
know one in long island says the city referring to the whole nyc. They say it referring to manhattan only. if a person from li is going to brooklyn he/she will tell you that specifically.
if they are going to queens they will let you know.
as a matter of fact one of my bouncer buddies always refers to going to the bronx when he leaves li. He never says im going to the city.
Of course they do, because these are immediate areas!
Why dont you ask someone who lives in Somerset, or Washington, or New Brunswick. Princeton? Old Bridge? etc. etc. etc.
Most New Yorkers think anything north of the Bronx is Upstate.
Westchester is most certainly Upstate NY if you live in NYC.
Come on dude. Ive lived in the city, ive lived Upstate and ive lived in NJ.
Your comments are completely off base.
lmao are you joking right now??? No1 in the bronx calls westchester county upstate.
rockland county and dutchess county are called upstate mainly because people have no clear knowledge that they are within our metro.
never in my life have i heard someone say that im going to upstate in westchester county. My close friend in the north bronx always refers to mount vernon as mount vernon and yonkers as yonkers.
I live in Union County, New Jersey and have been to upstate New York numerous times, both staying up there and driving through. I have to say that I feel it is in no way similar to New York City and the metro area. The fact that there are transplants from the city upstate means nothing. Where I live, people move from Staten Island and Brooklyn to here all the time but that's not what makes my area similar to NYC. It's because of the more fast-paced lifestyle, the fact that I can hop on a train and be at Penn Station in thirty minutes, and the fact that half my town works in Manhattan or Brooklyn. The tri state area refers to NYC, Long Island, Westchester County, Northern New Jersey, and some of Connecticut. We share the same news channels. I have never seen any New York city or town farther than Westchester County on any NYC news channel. It's just not the same type of lifestyle. Hell, the shore area of New Jersey is more similar to NYC than upstate is just because so many New Yorkers go there in the summer. MTV's 'Jersey Shore' features almost all New Yorkers.
And yes, where I live we refer to Manhattan as "the city", and the other boroughs by their names. Everybody in the metro area truly thinks of upstate and western New York as a completely different area. And be proud of that fact. It's beautiful up there, so much calmer in general and much more scenic than down here. New York is a very diverse state in many ways, but just because NYC is in New York state doesn't mean it's more similar to the upstate region than the immediate areas surrounding the city are (NJ and CT).
Of course they do, because these are immediate areas!
Why dont you ask someone who lives in Somerset, or Washington, or New Brunswick. Princeton? Old Bridge? etc. etc. etc.
Where does your friend live on LI?
my friend actually lives in Suffolk county. The only parts of long island where people will say city more often are the born and raised locals of suffolk all the way till the hamptons.
most people in the hamptons are clueless to what nyc is unless they work in the city.
I live in Union County, New Jersey and have been to upstate New York numerous times, both staying up there and driving through. I have to say that I feel it is in no way similar to New York City and the metro area. The fact that there are transplants from the city upstate means nothing. Where I live, people move from Staten Island and Brooklyn to here all the time but that's not what makes my area similar to NYC. It's because of the more fast-paced lifestyle, the fact that I can hop on a train and be at Penn Station in thirty minutes, and the fact that half my town works in Manhattan or Brooklyn. The tri state area refers to NYC, Long Island, Westchester County, Northern New Jersey, and some of Connecticut. We share the same news channels. I have never seen any New York city or town farther than Westchester County on any NYC news channel. It's just not the same type of lifestyle. Hell, the shore area of New Jersey is more similar to NYC than upstate is just because so many New Yorkers go there in the summer. MTV's 'Jersey Shore' features almost all New Yorkers.
And yes, where I live we refer to Manhattan as "the city", and the other boroughs by their names. Everybody in the metro area truly thinks of upstate and western New York as a completely different area. And be proud of that fact. It's beautiful up there, so much calmer in general and much more scenic than down here. New York is a very diverse state in many ways, but just because NYC is in New York state doesn't mean it's more similar to the upstate region than the immediate areas surrounding the city are (NJ and CT).
EXACTLY. idk where these people are getting this transplant talk from. transplants mean nothing. You also pointed out a great fact about nyc sharing radio stations and tv stations with jersey and ct.
lmao are you joking right now??? No1 in the bronx calls westchester county upstate.
rockland county and dutchess county are called upstate mainly because people have no clear knowledge that they are within our metro.
never in my life have i heard someone say that im going to upstate in westchester county. My close friend in the north bronx always refers to mount vernon as mount vernon and yonkers as yonkers.
Westchester is considered Upstate if you live in the city. This is common knowledge.
and he is correct. most people associate new york city with nj and ct.
how man new york license plates in nyc do you think are from upstate? now compare those who are upstate to new jersey and ct.
This is impossible to gauge considering Upstate plates arent marked, and there are a ton of people that live in Westchester and commute into the city for work anyway.
EXACTLY. idk where these people are getting this transplant talk from. transplants mean nothing. You also pointed out a great fact about nyc sharing radio stations and tv stations with jersey and ct.
Thank you. That was my first post ever on here haha.
I mean, it's like two separate cultures, upstate New York and the NYC metro area. You know you're associated with New York City when all you ever hear is "The beat of New York" or "New York City… Weather!" or "Z100, New York's Hit music station!" throughout the day on the radio. Or when you turn on the news and the anchors are sitting in front of a picture of the skyline, or are broadcasting from your town! LOL
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