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Just like New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Mid-Atlantic is the lower half of the northeast. The upper half is New England.
They are all considered Mid-Atlantic..but NYC and Philly are Northeast mid-Atlantic, which Baltimore and DC are not(Northeast)..and even beyond a geographical standpoint culturally places like DC/Baltimore are becoming more influenced by the northeast but it's not that authentic northeast vibe/swag..There's like a combination of the south with northeast influences..
Baltimore specifically from the way they talk to the feel of the city and it's neighborhoods has this nice southern feel to it, Not to say as southern as places like Alabama or Georgia but it's there, Same for DC which is to be expected with it being bordered by Virginia which is without a doubt considered culturally and geographically a southern state.
They are all considered Mid-Atlantic..but NYC and Philly are Northeast mid-Atlantic, which Baltimore and DC are not(Northeast)..and even beyond a geographical standpoint culturally places like DC/Baltimore are becoming more influenced by the northeast but it's not that authentic northeast vibe/swag..There's like a combination of the south with northeast influences..
Baltimore specifically from the way they talk to the feel of the city and it's neighborhoods has this nice southern feel to it, Not to say as southern as places like Alabama or Georgia but it's there, Same for DC which is to be expected with it being bordered by Virginia which is without a doubt considered culturally and geographically a southern state.
The Baltimore-Washington area may not be "authentic" northeast (as many are quick to point out). But in ways that matter to most people it is de facto northeast.
Factors such as GDP, GDP per capita, income, population density, public transit, pace of life, infrastucture, overall ethnic diversity, etc. - make the Baltimore-Washington area fit much better with the northeast/mid-Atlantic than any other region.
Did you know that Maryland is the 5th most densely populated state? (The other 4 are New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.) That puts Maryland ahead of most of the northeast states in population density.
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The Baltimore-Washington area may not be "authentic" northeast (as many are quick to point out). But in ways that matter to most people they are de facto northeast. Factors such as GDP, GDP per capita, population density, public transit, pace of life, infrastucture, overall ethnic diversity, etc. - make the Baltimore-Washington area fit much better with the northeast/mid-Atlantic than any other region.
No argument here really, I would agree about them fitting in more so with the northeast than a city in Alabama. Are they northeast? No. Which was the question.
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Just like New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Mid-Atlantic is the lower half of the northeast. The upper half is New England.
That's exactly the way I think of it. Baltimore and D.C., the lower half of the Mid-Atlantic (the upper being NYC and Philly), are now de facto Northeast. The BosWash corridor to me is the Northeast, or at least the de facto Northeast.
No argument here really, I would agree about them fitting in more so with the northeast than a city in Alabama. Are they northeast? No. Which was the question.
It's transitional between the northeast and the south. However, more heavily weighted towards the northeast.
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who said it did?? Also, there are some similarities between Baltimore and DC, not "alot".