[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by D-R-B

To me, "up north" includes Maryland/DC, Delaware, the Eastern half of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Anywhere else is just "north" in location only. Just about everywhere is "north" of Florida

that is my definition also

[Blue's Love]

Originally Posted by Tinman313

Up North anything above the Florida ~ Georgia Border......

Yup, that is what I was thinking.. lol

[Granny Sue]

Ok so the next time someone says, "That's not how we do it up North" I get to qualify where they're from?

Ok just kidding.....somewhat.

North of the Ga border is up North.

[TANaples]

I would consider "up north" to be any state north of Maryland/Delaware, AND also the Midwest, when you are speaking relative to Florida. Maybe if you are living on the east coast of Florida they might assume you are from the NE with "from up North", but on the gulf Coast the majority of transplants are from the MidWest and that up north would generally mean the Midwest states.

[ceaser]

We lived in hamtramck and had enough of the up north weather. Glad to be here in paradise. ( citrus county ) only want to go back in the summer or fall to see the grand kids.

[GloryB]

Growing up in a southern rural area....the dividing line was always referred to as the Mason-Dixon line.
(Anything above it was where the yankees came from..... )
I was surprised no one referred to it, so I googled it and found not only the map, but an interesting history piece.

The Mason-Dixon Line - Overivew of Mason-Dixon Line

[FLBob]

I think of "up North" as anywhere north of the the Carolina's and south of Orlando.

[burgler09]

Originally Posted by beachmouse

Small message board. I grew up on the west side of GR about a block from the Walker city line. (Went to West Catholic HS) Michigan is a beautiful place in the summer, especially along Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, but the problem is that the amount of summer is pretty lacking. My 'get out of dodge' moment came my senior year of high school when a snowstorm wasn't enough to cancel a high school track meet.

It was the first weekend in May.

My mom went to west catholic, I went to kenowa and most of my friends that i hung out with in high school went to west catholic haha

[Snafu]

Hey, I can honestly say that I'm from the North!!! (New Hampshire)... I lived in Maryland for a while, and that DEFINITELY is not the north!!!

p.s. Frank, you forgot to mention the kitty litter you keep in the trunk - it's great for ballast in the winter, and in a pinch you can throw it under your tires for traction, if things get iced up.... oh, and the clumping kind is not the best to use!!! )

[121804]

Originally Posted by D-R-B

If I was from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, ect I probably would think Florida was "paradise" too.

I'm from OH & never thought when I lived in SWFL & will never think it is paradise.

That being said, I considered "up north" to be anything north of the FL border.