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I don't know what part of Ohio your family is from, but the northern industrial part of Ohio is very similar to Michigan. Similar history of economic growth/ waves of immigration, blue collar democrats, cold winters, the northern cities vowel shift, and even the terrain is pretty similar. Parts of them are both fairly flat farm land and others are gently rolling hills. The only thing that divides the two is the Ohio St./Michigan rivalry and even with that its two sides of the same coin. Toledo is practically Michigan's lost city with the presence of the auto industry and so many Detroit sports fans. These are definitely twin states .
I see where northstar 22 is going with his argument. While what you say is true, Ohio has nothing to compare with the UP and the northern part of the lower peninsula. To me, his comparo of MI with WI is the more accurate one.
No. Just no. I'm from Michigan and I have family in Ohio. The two states are like night and day. Different accents, political views, weather, terrain. A good portion of Ohio is in the SOUTH. The rest of the state is in the LOWER Midwest or Northeast. Much of Ohio has a Southern or Eastern (Pittsburgh) accent. Plus, the two states can't stand each other.
Michigan and Wisconsin are much more similar than Michigan and Ohio.
The Op is probaly talking about Northern Ohio, Than the rest of Ohio. Southern Ohio has what you called Applachian Culture or Scottish-Irish Culture not Southern Culture
In my opinion I feel if u exclude upper peninsular michigan and new york city. That michigan and new york state would be very similar buffalo and detroit were thriving cities both are border cities. Grand rapids and syracuse are similar and bith have a lot of other small and mid sized metros to compare.
Also there was a thread about fall foliage and michigan and new york compared considerably.
I'd also say MA and RI. Growing up, I lived a mere 45 minutes from Boston, but my area was more closely aligned with Providence. In fact, that section of Massachusetts is part of the Providence MSA which directly abuts the Boston MSA. My school district was two neighboring towns (Freetown and Lakeville). Freetown was included in the Providence MSA while Lakeville was in the Boston MSA. To get from one section of Westport, MA to the Acoaxet section of the same town, you have to cross into Rhode Island.
Beyond that, there are a ton of similarities. Both are very tied in with the ocean and well known for their quaint towns and vibrant "largest" cities. RI is very much aligned with Boston sports (Gillette Stadium is right in between BOS and PVD and visiting teams actually fly into and stay in Providence rather than Boston). Also, the Providence Bruins and the Pawtucket Red Sox are very close minor league affiliates to their major league siblings. The two are very interconnected and have a lot in common aesthetically and culturally.
Tennessee and Kentucky aren't at all that similar, in my opinion. TN is more mountainous, more southern, and more commercialized with bigger cities.
I'm from TN and went to college in in KY. The people and geography are very very similar. Only the Eastern end of TN is mountainous, and so is the Eastern end of KY (but not as much).
As for cities:
Louisville...Memphis
Lexington...Knoxville
Paducah...Jackson
Bowling Green...Chattanooga
Maybe TN should change its license plates to "We've Got Nashville"
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