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I used to live in NJ/NY, PA, MD, and VA and there is a distinct difference between PA and MD. PA going north felt like home, distinctly Northeast. MD, DC don't feel like the Northeast, and I think it's correct to designate this region separately as Mid-Atlantic. The Northeast has a distinct feel.
MD feels like the Northeast to me. The majority of it is linguistically, culturally, and industrially identical to Southern Pennsylvania save Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore.
You might be surprised how often NC is actually included as Mid Atlantic.
Not very often, although you'll see it every now and then. But culturally, there's nothing mid-Atlantic about NC at all except maybe the northeastern tip around the Outer Banks and where the Hampton Roads metro extends into NC.
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Not very often, although you'll see it every now and then. But culturally, there's nothing mid-Atlantic about NC at all except maybe the northeastern tip around the Outer Banks and where the Hampton Roads metro extends into NC.
Well I did only include it in my post for the sake of covering all definitions. I am not personally calling it Mid Atlantic.
You might be surprised how often NC is actually included as Mid Atlantic.
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Not very often, although you'll see it every now and then. But culturally, there's nothing mid-Atlantic about NC at all except maybe the northeastern tip around the Outer Banks and where the Hampton Roads metro extends into NC.
The term Mid-Atlantic seems to be spreading southward for a long time now. One reason is simply that the words Mid-Atlantic has a positive feeling about. For me at least, I think of sun and sand and a beach vacation house when I hear Mid-Atlantic.
But there is another reason I suspect. Mid-Atlantic may be spreading south because of all the influx of non-Southerners moving there. Probably started in the Washington DC area. Its like some of these people are in denial, they do not want to say they are in the South or the Northeast - so they say they are in the Mid-Atlantic instead.
But I am like, that is nice that you are think you are in the Mid-Atlantic, but that does not answer the question. There are four major regions in the USA; Northeast, South, Midwest and West. Pick one.
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I understand. The few times I've seen NC categorized as such has been on a strict geographical basis.
I try to consider all not-batpoo-insane opinions these days. Seeing as how I myself hold a relatively unpopular (according to this site anyhow) regional identity.
Growing up I was taught that the Mid-Atlantic was only NY, PA and NJ. But the more common definition seems to include Maryland, Delaware and the Virginias. This makes more sense to me though I'd personally argue that it only counts for the connected coastal areas east of the Appalachians. It's hard to be up in the Adirondacks or down by New River gorge and think 'Mid-Atlantic'. haha
I've always thought of the NE as PA,NY,NJ and New England
And I've always thought of it as including Maryland and Delaware with those states.
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