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It's so baffling to me that people say Raleigh -Durham is not that southern. It has absolutely no northern or midatlantic traits at all, period. You have to actually visit and explore the area to see just how southern it feels. Hey Atleast parts of Richmond actually makes you feel as if you're in the north somewhat. Can't say the same for Raleigh or Durham.
It's so baffling to me that people say Raleigh -Durham is not that southern. It has absolutely no northern or midatlantic traits at all, period. You have to actually visit and explore the area to see just how southern it feels. Hey Atleast parts of Richmond actually makes you feel as if you're in the north somewhat. Can't say the same for Raleigh or Durham.
It's definitely southern in the long run and looks like the South, but the area has so many transplants. You have to understand that the Raleigh/Durham metro wasn't very big before the 1960's or so. Then the metro started seeing transplants after RTP was established, tons from the Northeast. That growth hasn't slowed. To this day, we're seeing lots of transplants but many specifically from New York/New Jersey. It's basically a new/suburban southern metro saturated with transplants. I agree that parts of Richmond make you feel like you're in the Northeast, though. Richmond is arguably borderline Mid-Atlantic.
Having a discussion on C-D where a city/metro to the north is compared to a city/metro to its south will almost always elicit comments from the north about how a city to the south can never be compared to it.
The reality is any two places can be compared and there will be similarities and differences between them. No two places are the same and no two places are 100% different either.
It's so baffling to me that people say Raleigh -Durham is not that southern. It has absolutely no northern or midatlantic traits at all, period. You have to actually visit and explore the area to see just how southern it feels. Hey Atleast parts of Richmond actually makes you feel as if you're in the north somewhat. Can't say the same for Raleigh or Durham.
I've been saying this exact thing for years on this funny site. The problem is people equate having a bunch of transplants with Northernism, and that just isn't the case. I've been to Raleigh somewhere between 6-10 times (I used to live in Charlotte and Fayetteville). I also used to live in New York State. There is absolutely nothing reminiscent of Northern culture in Raleigh. It's laughable that people would even suggest so...
As to the op, this topic has also been recycled through the years, sometimes by the same guy. Not even worth debating anymore...
I've been saying this exact thing for years on this funny site. The problem is people equate having a bunch of transplants with Northernism, and that just isn't the case. I've been to Raleigh somewhere between 6-10 times (I used to live in Charlotte and Fayetteville). I also used to live in New York State. There is absolutely nothing reminiscent of Northern culture in Raleigh. It's laughable that people would even suggest so...
As to the op, this topic has also been recycled through the years, sometimes by the same guy. Not even worth debating anymore...
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Originally Posted by Romedot
It's so baffling to me that people say Raleigh -Durham is not that southern. It has absolutely no northern or midatlantic traits at all, period. You have to actually visit and explore the area to see just how southern it feels. Hey Atleast parts of Richmond actually makes you feel as if you're in the north somewhat. Can't say the same for Raleigh or Durham.
Just because a place like the Triangle isn't very culturally Southern doesn't necessarily mean that it's culturally Northern; it could mean that it's more general American/suburban culturally.
Most of the Triangle feels pretty general American/suburban culturally. It's like many other metros, it'll seem southern to you if you're coming from an area to the north but many folks in the Deep South probably wouldn't view Raleigh/Durham as that southern. Regardless, it's best to head east or south of Raleigh for more southern flavor (Garner, Clayton, Zebulon, etc). Areas of Durham around RTP and other areas like Cary and North Raleigh are more so general American. I guess Chapel Hill has the history from the university to make it seem pretty southern, but that's all it has going for it.
It's so baffling to me that people say Raleigh -Durham is not that southern. It has absolutely no northern or midatlantic traits at all, period. You have to actually visit and explore the area to see just how southern it feels. Hey Atleast parts of Richmond actually makes you feel as if you're in the north somewhat. Can't say the same for Raleigh or Durham.
Haven't seen a more off base comment on this site yet lol. Good job😉
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