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I found the South and West felt fairly similar. Take LA and Houston. Virginia felt more eastern, of course. NY was the one that felt most different.
Wow, see, I am from the South and the first time I visited Colorado (and in fact every time after that) I felt like I was almost in a foreign country. The people, attitudes, terrain, towns - everything seemed different to me.
And I'm a world traveler. I'm not intimidated by differences, I am intrigued by them. I see them and savor them.
I get what you are saying. I do notice differences in regions in the United States. But, me having traveled to Mexico, France, and Italy then coming back to the US. You realize how much alike we really are than compared to other countries. Now THAT is really extreme than what we make it out to be. When I was in Southern Italy and Northern Italy I could not tell the big cultural differences that I'm sure natives notice....So I do see where you're coming from
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Do you think regional differences are often overstated?
Yes I do. The people in this country are more alike than different. I lived on Long Island and now live in Charleston and the difference is not that much.
No, not at all overstated. Try living in Mobile, Alabama. Then, catch a flight to LA, then another flight to Miami. Try Albuquerque the next week and then land in Boston for a few days. Finally, a tour of Iowa City, Iowa. I couldn't see how anyone would think they are more alike than different.
Well, we wouldn't need CD forum if they were all alike either. Hehe.
No, not at all overstated. Try living in Mobile, Alabama. Then, catch a flight to LA, then another flight to Miami. Try Albuquerque the next week and then land in Boston for a few days. Finally, a tour of Iowa City, Iowa. I couldn't see how anyone would think they are more alike than different.
Well, we wouldn't need CD forum if they were all alike either. Hehe.
Compared to non American cities an outsider would see no difference between the people. It would be tiny. No compare those cities to Dubai or Tokyo and they end up the same....With Americans who almost have the same values
Compared to non American cities an outsider would see no difference between the people. It would be tiny. No compare those cities to Dubai or Tokyo and they end up the same....With Americans who almost have the same values
Of course there is going to be a bigger difference between Tokyo and Dubai than 2 American cities. Tokyo and Dubai are two different cities in radically different cultures. One is a East Asian city and the other one is a Arab city on the Persian Gulf. But try comparing Tokyo for instance, to another Japanese city and see really how big the difference is.
Louisiana has some pretty unique places in it. A lot of people who visit here say they feel like they entered another country. But I suppose we still build the same sorts of cities and infrastructure so its somewhat homogenous.
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