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Moving from what everyone considers the Deep South, I didn’t experience a culture shock moving to Houston. Houston is just a bigger city in the south; I’ve experienced more of a “big city culture shock” in terms of now having to deal with traffic and more crime and being around more diverse people.
Many threads on c-d have already reached a consensus that Houston is Southern. I thought it was Southern when I first visited the city maybe except for a large, diverse population. Atlanta is similar in this way. You also notice a large Vietnamese and Hispanic population in New Orleans, which is similar to Houston. I frequently visit New Orleans and it's suprising how much of the city reminds me of Houston.
Many threads on c-d have already reached a consensus that Houston is Southern. I thought it was Southern when I first visited the city maybe except for a large, diverse population. Atlanta is similar in this way. You also notice a large Vietnamese and Hispanic population in New Orleans, which is similar to Houston. I frequently visit New Orleans and it's suprising how much of the city reminds me of Houston.
Especially in some of their suburban areas. The inner cities are quite different, however. There are some gulf coast undertones shared as a general region along with Gulfport, Biloxi, Mobile, and even Pensacola where it definitely starts to transition there. New Orleans is rather unique, which makes it challenging to classify.
Many threads on c-d have already reached a consensus that Houston is Southern. I thought it was Southern when I first visited the city maybe except for a large, diverse population. Atlanta is similar in this way. You also notice a large Vietnamese and Hispanic population in New Orleans, which is similar to Houston. I frequently visit New Orleans and it's suprising how much of the city reminds me of Houston.
Yea. Houston and New Orleans are very similar. Add in Mobile. New Orleans and Mobile are more “French” than Houston, though.
I would say the whole state of Alabama is the Deep South. North Alabama is a mixture of Deep South and Mid-South.
I agree here Alabama as a whole is 100% Deep South including much of the Tennessee Valley (North AL) from the food to the accents, attitudes, cultural sensibilities etc despite being hill country. Rather than Mid-South mixing with Deep South I see a meshing of Deep South and Upland South cultures with Birmingham as the unofficial/official gateway for both. For people traveling south from Tennessee that don't quite get the Deep South vibe in the Tennessee Valley which is there will certainly feel the Deep South once they get in the Birmingham area, for those coming North from Florida it is the opposite, the change in topography in and North of Birmingham makes it clear that even though you are still in the Deep South you are entering the Upper South.
Perhaps it would be helpful if someone defines what they mean by Deep South. By the definition I’m familiar with, it’s mainly parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Perhaps it would be helpful if someone defines what they mean by Deep South. By the definition I’m familiar with, it’s mainly parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Louisiana.
This is it right here:
The Deep South
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
North Florida
West Tennessee
The Arkansas Delta
Southeastern North Carolina
If you're including The Delta and North Florida, than East Texas should be mentioned. You won't find many differences between Carthage, TX and Mansfield, LA. When we say East Texas, it's Deep East Texas. Houston is not part of cultural East Texas to most Texans.
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