America and Americans (and Brits)

[David Bergdahl]

In addition to the North American vs. USA-ian terms, maybe we ought to
revisit the way to differentiate the inhabitants of the city of New York vs.
what Raven McDavid used to call "York Staters."  City residents call the
city New York or just "the city" and refer to the state as Upstate--which
can begin in Yonkers!  Central NYers--when I lived there 30+ yrs ago--used
"New York City" for NY, NY ( a reference I personally dislike ) and New York
for the state (often with a navigational aid--Western NY, Central NY
although the Southern Tier and the Adirondaks didn't need "NY" attached to
them).
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David Bergdahl