Margaret Schroeder Mar 17, 2008:

I'm not quite from that area, but I'd venture that even if they don't quite mean the same thing, they end up referring to the same geographical area.

Henry Hinds Mar 17, 2008:

I would venture that "Upper New York State" and "Upstate New York" do not mean quite the same thing either. Could someone from that area comment on that?

Margaret Schroeder Mar 17, 2008:

Aunque no afecta la traducción, cabe notar que la definición geográfica de "upper" (más comunamente llamado "upstate") varía según el punto de vista, como se explica aquí: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstate_New_York