Michigan "downstate"

[Paul Johnston]

The Yoopers may say that--never heard that in Kalamazoo.  But we are "fudgies" and/or "trolls" (below the bridge_ to them.  We just call the people from the UP "Yoopers".

I always thought it funny that Orange County, NY was counted as "upstate", since NYC was commuting distance even when I was born.

Paul Johnston
On May 18, 2011, at 10:59 AM, David Barnhart wrote:

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> There's a reference in American Speech (Summer 2009, Vol. 84) for
> _downstate_ in Michigan being below the bridge.
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