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Old 02-10-2009, 06:05 AM
 
Location: Kentucky
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By the way I consider myself Southern as do most of the people I know. Have a great day!
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Old 02-10-2009, 06:32 AM
 
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I was just wondering. I am from Richmond, Virginia and I was out in Kentucky and it just didn't feel very Southern at all to me. I dont know- maybe its just Louisville. I did think Elizabethtown was kinda Southern. But to me the majority of Kentucky feels indistinguishable from Ohio, IMO Its more like the Midwest. People kinda have these mountain twangs, but not the slow drawls we have in Virginia.


I find it ironic that people consider Kentucky Southern- when it wasn't even part of the Confederacy. But I did think the people were nice. It just didnt feel Southern to this Virginian

What do Y'all think?
By the way... comparing Kentucky to Ohio is grounds for a fight LOL How much of Kentucky have you even been to when you mention "the majority of Kentucky"? You only mentioned Louisville and E-town.
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:26 AM
 
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To me, most of Kentucky seems decidedly Southern, especially the Jackson Purchase. In fact, far western Kentucky seems more like west Tennessee than it does the rest of Kentucky. And west Tennessee seems more like northern Mississippi than it does the rest of Tennessee. My mother is from the Jackson Purchase, and anyone who hears her voice will realize quickly that she is from the South.
This is very true.
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:35 AM
 
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I do not consider Northern KY to be Southern at all. I also feel the same about the Louisville area, it's more Midwest.
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:36 AM
 
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I find this interesting:


The Fan district, Richmond VA:


Old Louisville:


The Fan: http://www.89paint.com/images/fan-district.jpg (broken link)

Old Louisville:

and both claim to have the largest Victorian home district. Interesting!
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:39 AM
 
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I do not consider Northern KY to be Southern at all. I also feel the same about the Louisville area, it's more Midwest.
InLondon we have had this discussion before
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:41 AM
 
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InLondon we have had this discussion before
Yes and I'm sorry missy. You're the only Southerner there.
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:48 AM
 
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Y'know, I honestly think the OP was a troll just trying to get people going.
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:49 AM
 
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Yes and I'm sorry missy. You're the only Southerner there.
No Baby, I'm not LOL Anyway, this is the last thing I am going to post about this and then I will no longer participate in these discussions. All it does is get me all fired up and that is not how I want to be. I know what I am, I know what Kentucky is and will no longer worry about what outsiders think. Here ya go:

Is Kentucky a Southern state? « The Bluegrass and Beyond
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Old 02-10-2009, 08:50 AM
 
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Y'know, I honestly think the OP was a troll just trying to get people going.
I think the original poster was the old Vasinger who used to post all the time. If it walks like a duck ya know
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