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Once upon a time DC was where the north turned into the south. Now? DC is firmly upnorth. for years it was the large black community that gave the city its southern vibe but even thats changed. hte blacks that have yet to be gentrified out of town dont have a southern overtone in their voice anymore and not a lick of southern hospitality in them.
And I dont understand the mid atlantic argument. The mid atlantic is a subregion of the northeast. New York, New Jersey, PA, Delaware, Maryland and DC was the midatlantic. Once you hit Virginia, thats where the south started, esp since the confederate capitol was in Richmond.
Once upon a time DC was where the north turned into the south. Now? DC is firmly upnorth. for years it was the large black community that gave the city its southern vibe but even thats changed. hte blacks that have yet to be gentrified out of town dont have a southern overtone in their voice anymore and not a lick of southern hospitality in them.
And I dont understand the mid atlantic argument. The mid atlantic is a subregion of the northeast. New York, New Jersey, PA, Delaware, Maryland and DC was the midatlantic. Once you hit Virginia, thats where the south started, esp since the confederate capitol was in Richmond.
Exactly. When my family goes to texas, you always here black children calling their parents mah-muh (not mah-mah) and pahpah, or just mah and pah. I never hear that from black people here.
It depends on where you're from. If you're from New England, you would think this is the deep south. If you're from the deep south, this is Yankee land.
You're blind if you can't see the southern influences though. Half of Georgetown/West End looks like it could be University of Alabama frat bros.
You're blind if you can't see the southern influences though. Half of Georgetown/West End looks like it could be University of Alabama frat bros.
They look like general frat bros; it isn't from a specific region. Check out the frats at Yale, Penn State, UMass.......they all look the same as Georgetown and Alabama.
It depends on where you're from. If you're from New England, you would think this is the deep south. If you're from the deep south, this is Yankee land.
You're blind if you can't see the southern influences though. Half of Georgetown/West End looks like it could be University of Alabama frat bros.
A lot of colleges look like that first off.
Also, when I went to NYC, people didnt call us the deep south :/ They considered us the middle, thank you very much The only people that did not consider us the middle were the southerners, who called us the north.
Also, was DC not the capitol of the union? Just saying.
They look like general frat bros; it isn't from a specific region. Check out the frats at Yale, Penn State, UMass.......they all look the same as Georgetown and Alabama.
Sure. I can't speak to those other areas, but you wouldn't see students dressing like that in most major cosmopolitan areas like New York City or San Francisco. It's kind of amazing how you pretty much never see these men wearing these pastel shorts and polos in New York -- whereas they are a dime a dozen in DC. And I pretty much only hang out in Greenwich Village (NYU) when I go to NYC.
Also, if you could not tell, the emojis are supposed to be a sandy area with a palm tree like some southern places, and the other one was a bunch of sky scrapers, like some northern cities.
Location: That star on your map in the middle of the East Coast, DMV
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It depends on where you're from. If you're from New England, you would think this is the deep south. If you're from the deep south, this is Yankee land.
Not true.
I once dated a girl from New Bedford, MA when she came to visit DC the first time, and I asked her does she think it was southern here. She answered with an emphatic "NO" and stated on top of that, "southern is like Georgia/Alabama" "DC is just DC." These are her words not mine.
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The only people that did not consider us the middle were the southerners, who called us the north.
