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Michigan

catbyte

(35,329 posts) Fri Jan 26, 2024, 04:55 PM Jan 2024

I grew up in the Actual Up North but now live on the border of Not Up North and Up North for Hoosiers, lol.

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The Definitive Guide to "Up North" 🤣 (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2024 OP

Very true. For me anything north of Flint is up north. Srkdqltr Jan 2024 #1

Do they still call the Upper Peninsula folks "Yoopers"? Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #2

Ya, we sure do! catbyte Jan 2024 #3

In New England Mopar151 Jan 2024 #4

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1. Very true. For me anything north of Flint is up north.

Fri Jan 26, 2024, 04:57 PM

Jan 2024

Michigan is so fun.

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2. Do they still call the Upper Peninsula folks "Yoopers"?

Fri Jan 26, 2024, 05:04 PM

Jan 2024

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3. Ya, we sure do!

Fri Jan 26, 2024, 05:30 PM

Jan 2024

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4. In New England

Fri Jan 26, 2024, 09:18 PM

Jan 2024

"Up Noth" is the correct pronunciation. The lines of demarcation are fuzzy on a map, but very clear on the ground.