Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 11/28/07 10:40

rf wrote:

> "Mika" wrote:
>
>> Miami, Beverley Hills, SF, and NY are not... "SHOPS"... *gasp*. They are
>> funny things called "States".
>
> Last time I was there (and yes, I have been to all of them, except Miami)

Do you speak Spanish? ;-)

> they were either cities or suburbs of some city. States are much
> bigger things, like California. Well, you might get away with calling
> NY a state but most people differentiate between New York, the city
> and Upstate New York, or New York State, the state.

We Upstate New Yorkers [1] sometimes wish that *Downstate* New York
could be cut off and pushed out to sea. Or give 'em to Connecticut and
New Jersey. Our taxes would halve.

1. I'm actually halfway between "Upstate" and "Western" New York.

--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

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