Why do People in Up state New York call themselves New Englanders?

Question

This confuses me. Is it just me... I was taught that New York was a northern atlantic state. So why do people in Up state New York Thinks they are from New England?

Answer 1

How dare they! The are not New Englanders.No self respecting New Englander would DARE claim they are from New York! New England is Maine,Vermont,New Hampshire,Massachusetts,Rhode Isalnd and Conneticut. NOT New York.Bah!

Answer 2

So sorry, guys, lived in upstate NY for a loooong time now, and I have NEVER referred to myself as a New Englander nor heard of another New Yorker do such a thing. If they had, they would have HAD to be corrected, since New York is DEFINITELY NOT one of the New England states.

Answer 3

New York is not in New England. New England is Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine. I have no idea why they call themselves New Englanders but they aren't.

Answer 4

All of New York is part of New England

Answer 5

A yankee exchange right into a nickname for human beings from the northern (somewhat northeastern) states (New England section, long island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey...) a protracted time in the past, yet i do no longer think of every physique somewhat makes use of it anymore. exterior of the U. S., a lot of human beings use it or Yank to intend any American. I have not have been given any thought the place it began, sorry.

Answer 6

Because it is still New England, in essence. And Upstate New York is also influence by what you call 'real' New England states like NewHampshire and Mass. And, I'm thinking it sounds wierd to call yourself a "NorthEasterner".

Answer 7

i have lived in vermont, Massachusetts, upstate and downstate new york. when i lived in vermont residents called themselves Vermonters (more then new englanders) in Massachusetts people were new englanders or red sox fans



upstate new york is where i have spent most of my time - we are new yorkers. in fact most of us would find it insulting to be called new englanders - not because we hate new england, i like it a lot. just new yorkers are proud to be new yorkers

Answer 8

I would imagine that it sounds more refined and prestigious to refer to oneself as a "New Englander" as opposed to saying "I come from upstate New York". I mean what do people from New York call themselves anyway? New Yorkers? New Yorkians?

Answer 9

I think it's because they are so close to the New England states that they just informally refer to themselves as New Englanders.

Answer 10

they are not supposed to call themselves new englanders . new englanders are people from Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont



i guess you're confused because i live in ny and we are not call like that.





people from new york are called ''Mid-Atlantic'' .

Answer 11

Think back to the pilgrims leaving England to come to the new country for religious freedom...New England...

Answer 12

because NY is in a region of the US called New England

Answer 13

They know that everyone hates New Yorkers thats Why!

Answer 14

I am from Upstate and never heard that when referring to us. thats dumb.

Answer 15

'cause them theres pilgrims