Are there any states whose inhabitants identify with their broader national region first? (baptist, trees)
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I've noticed this phenomenon too. Ironically, even though big cities are more cosmopolitan and people from there are more likely to travel internationally, it seems like they have less interest in seeing other parts of their own country or even their own region.
I know people in the Bay Area who have barely ever been anywhere other than there and LA. Seattle is a little better about this, but even here a lot of people just stay in the city (and really just a few specific neighborhoods like downtown, Belltown, Ballard, Capitol Hill) and don't care about the rest of Washington. (Though the frequency of not owning a car is definitely a factor here)
Incidentally, I never cared about seeing the rest of Illinois until I left Chicago and got interested in traveling. It was all just cornfields with a blip of Abe Lincoln as far as I was concerned. Now I'd love to explore it if I ever get a chance to spend more time there than a few days with family over the holidays.
I would say this also depends on what part of the country you're in and less on city size. When i lived in greater Boston, people would commonly go to Cape Cod, Rhode Island, Maine, NYC and Vermont on weekends. I think it's also a factor of what's within driving distance. I hear less about trips like that now that i'm in Atlanta and there are less places nearby. Occasionally you'll have about some trips to Chattanooga, NC mountains, and Savannah though.
I would also expect some of that in San Fran given all the nature and wine attractions nearby.
I would say this also depends on what part of the country you're in and less on city size. When i lived in greater Boston, people would commonly go to Cape Cod, Rhode Island, Maine, NYC and Vermont on weekends. I think it's also a factor of what's within driving distance. I hear less about trips like that now that i'm in Atlanta and there are less places nearby. Occasionally you'll have about some trips to Chattanooga, NC mountains, and Savannah though.
I would also expect some of that in San Fran given all the nature and wine attractions nearby.
Yes, it's the Mid-Atlantic. They're not the Islamic Atlantic states.
I'm from Pennsylvania, and I'll always be a Pennsylvanian first in the states. It really depended upon who was asking. I might say east coast, north of Philly, or a few hours west of New York City.
Overseas, I am an American.
Yes, agreed. Here in CO, it's Pennsylvanian, then Pittsburgh, then Beaver Falls, depending on who's asking. I often say, just for fun, Beaver County; it has a common western border with Ohio and West Virginia. I have a neighbor who introduced himself by saying "Bucks County, bordering New Jersey".
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Hole up.... how the hell is Minnesota considered "the plains"? I wouldn't even agree on Iowa and Missouri for that, but Minnesota even less. I mean hell, why not label us as "Great Lakes" considering we not only have shore on the lake, but a longer (albeit less populous) shoreline than Illinois and Indiana.
Minnesotans btw identify more as Minnesotans, but also strongly as Midwesterners. Not really as "Great Lakers" but even less as "Plainers" or whatever.
Yes, Amy Klobuchar has been beating us over the head with that. I'm afraid she's not making any friends in other parts of the country with that line, touting midwesterners as somehow "better" than the rest of us poor slobs.
As many said- I identify as American first.
I'm from Arizona and Tennessee. I broadly identify as Southwestern an Southern as well. I'd say I do say Arizona and Tennessee though before South/Southwest- I'm sure it is different for everyone though.
I'm not sure how Oklahoma gets lumped in with Arizona and New Mexico. I suppose there's a vague association geographically, but culturally they're very different.
If there was a "Southern Plains" subregion that included KS, OK, TX, MO, and AR that would make more sense.
As many said- I identify as American first.
I'm from Arizona and Tennessee. I broadly identify as Southwestern an Southern as well. I'd say I do say Arizona and Tennessee though before South/Southwest- I'm sure it is different for everyone though.
Who the hell calls themselves American in America? That's weird.
"Hey where ya from?"
"AMERICA"
"Oh..... okay."
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