Thinking of New York our mind automatically goes to Manhattan and the big city. We forget that there is more to NY. Much more. The most land is in upstate New York. Popular cities here are Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and the capital, Albany. Up state NY is part of the Bypassed East. The book chapter talks most about New England and Nova Scotia so I still feel up state new york is forgotten.
In this area are the main suburbs of new york, many mountains with skiing and snowboarding resorts, as well as farmland and forestry. The people from Upstate live a very different life than the people from Manhattan. They are more laid back and into nature. They are also all very WHITE. No tanning in upstate I guess. People here are less into business than city folk and can easily travel to any area in the East. Except, did you know that its about 8hrs to get from Manhattan to Buffalo. That is how long it takes me to get from Los Angeles, CA to Lake Tahoe, NV.
According to www.roundthebend.com, fireflies and skunks are commonly found here. Other "fun tidbits" on this site include songs about upstate and funny words and pronunciations special to upstate. So I guess some people don't forget about Upstate New York.
I hope you will now think of Upstate instead of just Manhattan when you hear New York! :)
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