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I've always seen Atlanta as Deep South, or at least still pretty darn southern despite all the transplants and "New South" flair. Northern VA isn't really like this and even Raleigh/Durham isn't quite as southern, IMO.
As I stated earlier, NoVA feels more like Atlanta's northern 'burbs and while it's Southern, there's not much "Deep South" about it at all. It's very diverse and suburban and in the Piedmont.
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Raleigh/Durham and NOVA also feel more "East Coast" and probably have more transplants from up and down the Eastern Seaboard. From what I've heard, Atlanta attracts more transplants from Midwestern states like Michigan, Ohio, etc.
Atlanta gets a fair share of transplants from both the Northeast and the Midwest.
In both NoVA and northern Atlanta, you have multiple skylines/office districts, shopping centers, and rail-based transit that give them similar feels as suburban areas of major metropolitan areas, certainly moreso than suburban Raleigh and NoVA.
Atlanta gets a fair share of transplants from both the Northeast and the Midwest.
For argument's sake, let's say Atlanta got all of its transplants from the Midwest and Raleigh got all of its transplants from the Northeast. What difference would that make?
In either case, I think people would say that the Southern culture of both places had been diluted because of transplants, and not necessarily that they've taken on the culture of the places the transplants came from. The only place I'd say feels heavily "East Coast" due to massive Northeastern influx is South Florida. Miami probably has the best bagels outside of the Tri-State area.
^^^ There are certainly more categories than that. Spencer mentioned geographically. There's educationally, topographically, climatically, etc. Politically, culturally, and linguistically are the only three means of comparison that you point to U146? Even then, there's much cultural and linguistic overlap between MD and VA...they share a major metro and bay that's huge characteristic for both states but you see different obviously.
Question, are you a former native (or resident) Marylander or Virginian?
As I stated earlier, NoVA feels more like Atlanta's northern 'burbs and while it's Southern, there's not much "Deep South" about it at all. It's very diverse and suburban and in the Piedmont.
Atlanta gets a fair share of transplants from both the Northeast and the Midwest.
In both NoVA and northern Atlanta, you have multiple skylines/office districts, shopping centers, and rail-based transit that give them similar feels as suburban areas of major metropolitan areas, certainly moreso than suburban Raleigh and NoVA.
People from Atlanta are always trying to say this but I don't see it? When I went to Atlanta/surburbs it's A LOT more spread out and rural than NoVa. NoVa is more developed and imo they're also culturally different.
People from Atlanta are always trying to say this but I don't see it? When I went to Atlanta/surburbs it's A LOT more spread out and rural than NoVa. NoVa is more developed and imo they're also culturally different.
It's more of the shiny new development and crazy traffic. They are different though.
People from Atlanta are always trying to say this but I don't see it? When I went to Atlanta/surburbs it's A LOT more spread out and rural than NoVa. NoVa is more developed and imo they're also culturally different.
I'm not saying they are twin regions but surely they are more alike than NoVA and Raleigh. I don't think that's really a debatabe point myself.
For argument's sake, let's say Atlanta got all of its transplants from the Midwest and Raleigh got all of its transplants from the Northeast. What difference would that make?
In either case, I think people would say that the Southern culture of both places had been diluted because of transplants, and not necessarily that they've taken on the culture of the places the transplants came from. The only place I'd say feels heavily "East Coast" due to massive Northeastern influx is South Florida. Miami probably has the best bagels outside of the Tri-State area.
I pretty much agree with your conclusion, but I will add that the Midwest is much more like the south than the northeast is like the south. As they say the south is separated from Canada by Ohio. Southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, much of Missouri, etc feel pretty southern to me. They have lots of southern accents for example. Very different from NJ, CN, and NY.
I'm not saying they are twin regions but surely they are more alike than NoVA and Raleigh. I don't think that's really a debatabe point myself.
I'd debate it. Coming from California they're all very similar but to me Raleigh and Atlanta suburbs are the most similar in appearance. But then Raleigh is more similar to NOVA in appearance than Atlanta is to NOVA. The primary way that Atlanta is more similar to NOVA - and it's a big one - is that Atlanta and NOVA are much more big city than Raleigh. You have access to things that you just don't have in a mid sized city like Raleigh. So if you take advantage of such things then lifestyles in NOVA and Atlanta will be more similar.
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