Mike Braking Bad
In conversation of Mike and Jesse at the very start of the new Breaking Bad movie Mike sad:
- Alaska. Up there you can be anything you want.
Why Mike sad UP there not just THERE? Does it make any sense here?
Thank you!

Question

Mike Braking Bad
In conversation of Mike and Jesse at the very start of the new Breaking Bad movie Mike sad:
- Alaska. Up there you can be anything you want.
Why Mike sad UP there not just THERE? Does it make any sense here? 
Thank you!

Answer

In this case I imagine it is because Alaska is far to the north and remote.

Answer

It is common to use "up" for north and "down" for south.

I am going up to New York to see my sister for a few days, and then, I am going down to Miami to see my brother.

The Oxford Learner's Dictionaries are an excellent resource for non-native speakers.

up
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/up_1?q=up

meaning 5
to a place in the north of a country
They've moved up north.
We drove up to Maine to see my father.

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