Up along is a term used here for anything or anyone that is not here. Up along can be anywhere from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. It only matters that is is not here.
Translation:
Jim's gone up along for a spell. [Jim has gone somewhere that's not here for a while. Poor feller.]
Susan is from up along. [Susan is from a place that's not here. Poor scrap.]
We always feel sad for people who are gone up along, or are from up along. They aren't here. And that's a terrible, terrible thing. We're always sure they're up along, pining away for home. And if they aren't from here? Sure once they get here, we know they wish they were from anywhere but up along.
Hello my sister from another mother! Except down here, we're the "Not From Here's" or "We're from Off." Where's Off exactly?
ReplyDeleteThere's no end to how alike we are. :)
DeleteI remember hearing, "she's not from home" when I was growing up,
ReplyDeleteI can pictured this said in a hushed voice, like some sort of shameful thing. :)
DeleteI spent nearly 5 years on the mainland... soooo happy to be back
ReplyDeleteOf course you are!
DeleteToo funny! I love hearing of terms like this!
ReplyDeleteThey're funny when you consider how they sound to other people.
Delete:-( I've never been so sad to be up along.
ReplyDeleteCome on over. Then you'll be a come-from-away. Much better than being up along.
DeleteI love the color of the language.
ReplyDeleteLove it. Everyone not from here is up along from here.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, the ways we have of describing places elsewhere. I've heard of people being 'in-commers'; and remember being told as a child 'away, off!' (meaning 'go home!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a rich language we have, indeed!
Here in Florida, I've only met a handful of people who were actually born in the state. Everyone else is from somewhere else, usually from "up north." That covers a lot of ground. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat U post! I grew up in Ontario and everyone was from that area. Then I lived in Vancouver, BC, and no one was originally from Vancouver. I live with my husband in Indiana now, and everyone we know other than me is from the state.
ReplyDelete"Up along" I love it.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurita .. Up Along .. great phrase .. I'll try and remember that. I used to live in South Africa .. and we said 'just now' - which meant we'd do it sometime!
ReplyDeleteCheers Hilary