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This might belong in no stupid questions but, what is the significance of Columbia? There seems to be no geographical consistency, it seems to be used accross several countries and languages. What’s the deal? Lol
Hahahahahahah holy fuck I never made the connection to Columbus. Fuck I’m dying cuz it’s so fucking obvious now hahaja
As a non-american, I have never heard of “northwoods” before.
SoCal does not go up that far not even close. Gross
Missing the rust belt and the Bible belt…
I don’t think New England is a useful category anymore, since modern-day Maine doesn’t has more in common with the Boston area than it does with upstate New York. I’d extend what they’re calling the “NYC Metro” area from Boston in the north to Philadelphia (or maybe even D.C.) in the south as a sort of east coast mega-city.
Head on over to Boston and tell them that they’re in the NYC Metro area, I dare you. I want to watch.
Instead, split New England into Southern and Northern. Southern includes Mass, Rhode Island, Eastern Connecticut (the NYC Metro area is fine there), and south New Hampshire. Northern is everything else. Some may argue that Portland, Maine should be included in Southern, but I argue that while the culture has some similarities to Southern New England, it’s more similar to the rest of Maine. Go to a redneck party in Southern Maine and start talking about the Old Port. Pay attention to how many people have an opinion.
I’m not saying it would be called “the NYC metro area”. I’ve lived in Boston and I’ve lived in NYC and I think that while people in Boston would indeed object, the cultural differences are largely superficial. In my experience, Boston is more different from southern New Hampshire than it is from NYC.
Brave but not inaccurate.
I’d extend what they’re calling the “NYC Metro” area from Boston in the north to Philadelphia (or maybe even D.C.) in the south as a sort of east coast mega-city.
What you’re describing is called the I95 Corridor.
very few call it nyc metro, most locals refer to it as the tri state
That’s a tough one because Tri-State can refer to different states. I’m guessing for you it’s New York, New Jersey, Connecticut?
Having grown up in South Jersey, that was also called the Tri-State area, but it referred to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York (sometimes Delaware instead of New York).
Similarly, areas surrounding DC in Maryland and Virginia should be labeled DMV, not Chesapeake.
I’ve never heard anyone refer to the mid Atlantic south, but the piedmont is common.
Mid-atlantic, sure. Never Mid-atlantic-south.
Jersey sure as shit ain’t “Chesapeake”.
Neither is Pennsylvania, this map is way off.
I feel like there’s a weird feral vibe in Philly anyway, Definitely should be a specific region.
Delaware Valley.
Neat!
Though, I’ve found a lot of folks from a lot of parts of this map would just tell me they’re “from the Midwest”.
That’s shorthand we use for people outside of the Midwest or those unfamiliar with the region.
It’s similar to a person from a suburb of Boston just saying they’re from Boston for simplicity’s sake even if a lot of important nuance and context is lost.
That’s because the majority of these regions are horseshit. Nearly everything around the Midwest in this map doesn’t exist and we’ll just say we’re from the Midwest
I’ve started hearing Great Lakes more and more from people in MI, MN, and WI in the last several years.
I’ve found a lot of folks from a lot of parts of this map would just tell me they’re “from the Midwest”.
I would venture to say that the part of all of these regions adjacent to the Midwest could be considered subregions of it. Many people you’d meet in these areas would be likely to say they’re in the Midwest.
Don’t worry, living in what the map calls “lower midwest” the midwest will do its best to not include.
I live in Missouri, friends living in midwest states “Missouri isn’t Midwest.” They can’t tell you exactly where it is, but it sure isn’t midwest. And the exclusion seems to continue all the way northward until I’m convinced Wisconsin is just attempting to rename itself “Midwest” so that no one else can claim it.
Absolutely never will you catch a southern Illinois saying we’re from/in the south. We say Midwest or southern Illinois to be more specific.
It’s funny because I don’t know anyone east of Springfield that would consider themselves the “Ohio River Valley” either. I feel like the borders should be closer to state lines. I would like a reference for this map if anyone has it.
I never understood why people think WV is a southern state. 1) It fucking snows and is cold af in winter. 2) We literally exist because we ain’t traitors.
It would be pretty interesting if voting was broken down by these regions. It would probably be a lot more culturally representative.
As a European, this map is excellent!
Don’t trust it. At best, some of it used to be accurate in a useful way. But even then, the terminology wouldn’t match well.
The closest you could get in comparison would be placing outlines of Prussia over modern Europe and saying that it was still a region. Yeah, there’s some connections, but it ain’t gonna help you much
It’s a lie. I’m sorry.
This guide is inaccurate. The region labelled midwest is actually in the east. And the region labelled deep south is actually in the northern hemisphere.
I feel like this map was designed to piss off everyone.
New England is fully correct so no one there will be mad.
As is proper.
I refuse to be known at part of the nyc metro.
And I can drive a couple miles to a sign that says “Welcome to Tennessee, Gateway of the Deep South.”
You tell people they’re part of the “upper” south and they’ll set your car on fire.
Where’s the pacific northwest? It’s labeled weird.
All of Cascadia.
Nothing in Texas is part of the south. Not only will the south tell you that, Texas will tell you that
I’ve got some bad news for you hoss
Hard disagree. I lived in Dallas for 15 years. Longview and Tyler are classic Southern.
Well, they don’t even get all of Texas. So, who cares what they have to say. Can’t even keep their whole state. Who knew “Texas” was just a small chunk in the middle.
