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"Downtown" vs "Uptown"

Ardilla — Wed, 11 May 2016 01:15:16 GMT

I keep hearing various hosts and presenters (Issac, are you listening?) use the terms "Downtown" and "Uptown" to describe the appropriateness of various clothes items. This terminology might mean something to people who live in or often travel to New York City, but, believe me, it's completely meaningless to those of us who live in the Midwest. Cut it out. We have no idea what you're talking about.

Re: "Downtown" vs "Uptown"

Danielle46 — Wed, 11 May 2016 01:16:50 GMT

I live in New York and thats exactly what he is referring to. Uptown is a more sophisticated look where as downtown is more boho

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lolakimono — Wed, 11 May 2016 01:25:00 GMT

How about "Suburban Mall Rat?"

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WSfan — Wed, 11 May 2016 01:33:09 GMT

I live in Chicago. When we are going to the center of the city, where there are many businesses, the financial district, major department stores in one area, theaters, etc., we refer to it as 'downtown'. I have cousins who were born and raised in a small rural town in Indiana. When we were going to the center of town where all the businesses were located, they referred to it as 'uptown'.

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Caligurll — Wed, 11 May 2016 01:40:57 GMT

When I was growing up I was happy just to get to go to town.

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Desertdi — Wed, 11 May 2016 04:32:24 GMT

@WSfan I used to live in Park Ridge.......we referred to our local center of town (Touhy, NW Hwy & Prospect) as "Uptown"..............and The Loop as "Downtown".

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shaggygirl — Wed, 11 May 2016 15:04:38 GMT

This thread reminds me of Billy Joel's Uptown Girl music video where Christie Brinkley appeared prancing around in a very pretty & dressy dress and if I remember correctly a big hat.

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Vivian — Thu, 12 May 2016 16:01:27 GMT

And then there's Petula Clark's hit song from the last millennium, "Downtown." I think that despite the NYC origins, the terms uptown and downtown have entered into the vernacular. The QVC powers-that-be would put a stop to their use if they thought nobody knew what they meant. Lisa R used to talk about Madison Avenue all the time and the Upper East Side of NYC is definitely upscale. Downtown Manhattan has become so expensive, however, that most people can't afford to live uptown or downtown in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.