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Thats the best I can describe it, there is something a tad bit different in that region above the Potomac River from the rest of the south, but its not northern either. Once you get out of the Balt-Wash region it'll get good ol' boy real quick.................
But theres little or no southern hospitality in that region either, even in the more rural parts in southern MD and eastern shore.
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Thats the best I can describe it, there is something a tad bit different in that region above the Potomac River from the rest of the south, but its not northern either. Once you get out of the Balt-Wash region it'll get good ol' boy real quick.................
But theres little or no southern hospitality in that region either, even in the more rural parts in southern MD and eastern shore.
Self-id polls have shown that the great majority of people in D.C., Maryland and Delaware don't consider themselves southerners.
Personally, I think it would be kind of funny for anyone born and raised in this area to call themselves southern.
Last edited by BigCityDreamer; 11-10-2010 at 09:07 AM..
I just want to know who started this rumor about D.C. being a southern city in contemporary times. It's hard to kill this one.
yeah it's kinda hard to beat history, data, law, georgraphy, and overall facts. Good luck though.
What's the big deal. I know it's a shocker, but not all things in the south fit into a nice clean box called "sterotype"! The only thing that is similar about all of the south is history and geographical boundaries... take that away there is no south.
think about it...
why else can nobody define southern culture with concensus(or northern culture)...
Politically the south is divided between urban, suburban, and rural... like the rest of the country. The food depends on the area and what's grown in that region. Mannerisms depend on upbringing. Architecture depends on the time of city development.
We all know DC is cosmopolitan and does not fit southern sterotypes. I'm not gonna be factitious... we can agree on that. However DC is in the southern boundaries... that just can't be refuted.
PS.
By the way while people are saying that our views are outdated I believe that peoples views of the south and southern culture are outdate. So tick for tack...
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This thread is exactly why people in the DC area are so "pro DC" and "F everybody else" we can argue history and civil war patterns all we want the bottom line is DC is the heart of the East Coast, it connects both north and south to each other, you could not just crossover from different parts of the country without a smooth transitional city like Washington DC in between. With that said it is a fast paced East Coast city more than it is North or South anything. People in DC dont care to be called "Up North" and we definitely will NEVER refer to ourselves as Southerners. I will leave it at this previous post i have already said on this thread...
DC is 30 miles from Baltimore, 120 miles from Philadelphia, 240 miles from New York City and 420 miles from Boston.
DC is 620 miles from Atlanta, 1400 miles from Houston, 330 miles from Charlotte, 1024 miles from Miami, and 1901 miles from Dallas.
By simply looking at those maps you can clearly see what part of the country it is in...
There is clearly a more NE Cooridor connection to modern day DC than is to the Sunbelt South.
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Resident is right on the money. DC is arguably the most powerful city in the free world. The DC attitude comes with that in two forms. From a white perspective the attitude is more of an elitist slant due to the overwhelming power that the city holds which engulfs the region on a daily basis. On the AA side, it is more of a I don't give a f8ck where you are from attitude. This is DC and we do our own thing. So there is a fu8k everybody else mentality in DC. You see it especially in the AA community. DC people respect other cities but you cannot come to DC with a superiority complex. It doesn't work here.
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. I know it's a shocker, but not all things in the south fit into a nice clean box called "sterotype"! The only thing that is similar about all of the south is history and geographical boundaries... take that away there is no south. 
