gamboler
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This is what I think they say in a US movie released in 1949:
Police officer #1: Why didn't I stay in Canada?
Police office #2: I wonder about that myself. Think of all the money you could have saved. Besides, if you had to be a cop, why didn't you do it up ground? Become a Mountie. Lots of tradition, pretty red uniform, ride your own horse, tea every afternoon at 4:00.
Does "up ground" make sense in this context? If that's the case, what does it mean here? Is it that they don't step on the ground because they are riding horses when on the beat?
Police officer #1: Why didn't I stay in Canada?
Police office #2: I wonder about that myself. Think of all the money you could have saved. Besides, if you had to be a cop, why didn't you do it up ground? Become a Mountie. Lots of tradition, pretty red uniform, ride your own horse, tea every afternoon at 4:00.
Does "up ground" make sense in this context? If that's the case, what does it mean here? Is it that they don't step on the ground because they are riding horses when on the beat?