It definitely refers to elevation.

Feb 8, 2016
6:04:46pm

RalphWiggam All-American

Think about it...directionally Park City is southeast of SLC. But if you are in SLC you go "up" to park city.

You would go "down" to sandy from SLC but you would go "up" to Brighton.

Elevation does play a role.

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Utah Directional Confusion

SurfCoug

2/8/16 5:19pm

I can't say that I've ever heard that before, not even once.

El Jefe

2/8/16 5:22pm

Me neither.

Virginia Ute

2/8/16 5:24pm

"Up" means north.

mobomanjoe

2/8/16 5:26pm

Exactly, it has nothing to do with elevation.

Ashtrash

2/8/16 5:49pm

The heck it doesn't.

Virginia Ute

2/8/16 5:50pm

Sure, if you're going up in the mountains it does, but otherwise...not so much.

Ashtrash

2/8/16 5:52pm

It doesn't refer to elevation at all.

Ashtrash

2/8/16 5:51pm

Rarely happens in Utah, but elevation trumps

Virginia Ute

2/8/16 5:53pm

It definitely refers to elevation.

RalphWiggam

2/8/16 6:04pm

It only applies if you're talking about mountains/valleys

Ashtrash

2/8/16 6:29pm

I'm pretty sure that's what was meant by "elevation".

El Jefe

2/8/16 6:48pm

Grew up here. South is only up if it is obviously going up to the mountains.

Megamind

2/9/16 6:29am

I have, but only because my sister is an idiot.

Ashtrash

2/8/16 5:49pm

He's aware of the height of Californians' Rameumptoms?

ByuMba90

2/8/16 5:26pm

sometimes I refer to where I am as down here just by habit, like Ill come down to your place

Deleted

2/8/16 5:27pm

I've lived in Utah the past 45 years and never heard that.

CopperLix

2/8/16 5:28pm

Me, too. We always went "up" to SLC and "down" to St. George.

Archaeovagrant

2/8/16 5:33pm

I can confirm the notion. I just assumed that it was sin that cause the problem.

ClackamasCoug

2/8/16 5:31pm

I've heard it too, but it's not just Utah people.

Cochise Cat

2/8/16 5:36pm

I once heard a colleague say, "Last weekend we was up to Tooele."

Tim

2/8/16 5:37pm

Do you work at Walmart?

titlecoug

2/8/16 6:10pm

I thought it was just me. I've heard a lot of people in Tooele use this phrasing

mobius

2/8/16 7:13pm

Followed by 'and we seen'. Those two go together all the time

Cachanilla83

2/8/16 7:59pm

You are wrong. I'm from Utah and Utahns refer to North as up and South as down.

cowhide

2/8/16 5:45pm

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BYUCoug11

2/8/16 5:49pm

This is not a thing. I have never heard anybody in Utah say this.

CougsOrDeath

2/8/16 6:13pm

Here's another "never heard that before"

StantonMac

2/8/16 6:14pm

Never heard before and the OP makes sure to assign it

mobius

2/8/16 7:16pm

I get the yewt bashing and dislike on CB but towards the state I find hilarious.

CougsOrDeath

2/8/16 7:19pm

Maybe he is a teenager who doesn't know geography?

bretonnia

2/8/16 8:19pm

alls I know is...

readybreak

2/9/16 10:57am

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