I grew up in New York
State, and got this all the time!
Oh, you're from New York? I wish I went to the Statute of Liberty! You must have gone there many times!
NO!
I've never been there in the 34 years I lived in New York State! In fact I lived 180 north of New York City - in the real New York. (I actually lived closer to Canada, and even to Montreal, than to NYC!)
About the only time I went to NYC was - of course - to change trains! :lol: (And at the time, all Amtrak trains from NYS went to GCT, and all other trains went to Penn.)