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Feb 8, 2016
5:36:31pm

Cochise Cat Contributor

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

A lot of country people say "come down there," no matter where you are at geographically.

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Time

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.

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.

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

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

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.

2/8/16 5:33pm

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

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

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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