What does the Northeast and South have in common that the Midwest doesn't have? (home, places to live)
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I'm just wondering what things the Northeast and South have in common that the Midwest doesn't have, there are many things that Northeast and Midwest have in common.
Better winters? I beg to differ. Upstate New York, Massachusetts, VErmont, Maine...you call those better winters than the Midwest? Also, the other thing that the Northeast and South have are that their dialect is closely related to a form of British dialect. Both the Northeast and South have a lot of English ancestry. They also both existed before the Midwest ever did. The Northeast and South speak with heavier accents than the Midwest generally.
Colonial history for one. Also, cities developed differently. The Northeast and South have some big cities, but there are many more medium-sized towns inbetween them. Southern cities, however, developed later than did the north and they sprawl more. Savannah, Mobile and Charleston SHOULD (as far as history goes) be bigger than Atlanta and Charlotte. This is much more European than the Midwest. Up here, we have cities with huge hinterlands wherein you would be hardstruck to find a city with more than 100,000 people. For instance, Minneapolis' realm of "control" extends from the UP of Mich. to the Dakotas and Montana. Think of the largest city in the Dakotas.
Better winters? I beg to differ. Upstate New York, Massachusetts, VErmont, Maine...you call those better winters than the Midwest? Also, the other thing that the Northeast and South have are that their dialect is closely related to a form of British dialect. Both the Northeast and South have a lot of English ancestry. They also both existed before the Midwest ever did. The Northeast and South speak with heavier accents than the Midwest generally.
Except for Maine, I would say the winters in the NE are "better" than the winters in the upper midwest. Some of the midwestern accents drive me crazy, so nasally and whiny sounding.
Frankly, I think the South has a lot more in common with the Midwest. Both tend to be more rural and laid back and have a lot more agriculture. There's also more warmth and next door neighbor like qualities. As a Virginian, I would feel more at home with someone from Kansas than I would someone from Connetticut or New Jersey.
The only thing I can think of that the NE and the SE have in common would be the same names on the mail boxes. NE in the summer; SE in the winter.
As for the NE and the midwest...except for snow, I can't think of a thing the two have in common. Give me the northeast everytime.
Maine has very mild winters now, certainly compared to how they were when I was a child back in the 60's and early 70's.
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