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Even as a dye-in-the-wool Southerner, I have a hard time accepting Washington as a true Northern City.
Having been there many times, it feels vastly different from say New York, Boston, or Philadelphia. Its long hot humid summers and mild winters, are certainly something too. And it is below the Mason Dixon line. The cherry Blossoms, and the fact that 50 years ago it was a Country and Western Music Capital (back when Country Music was distinctly Southern and not International as it is now), I would say Washington is a Southern city with Northern overtones.
It's a hybrid of both. You see the southern culture as well as the Northern Culture in DC. You also see it in Maryland as well as NOVA. Which is why the region is called Mid-Atlantic.
It's a hybrid of both. You see the southern culture as well as the Northern Culture in DC. You also see it in Maryland as well as NOVA. Which is why the region is called Mid-Atlantic.
I agree with that. I dont think I consider Richmond and further south Mid-Atlantic, though, would you?
You know, I was struggling with that as soon as I made the post. I think when get south of Fredericksburg, there's no doubt you're in the South. But no, I don't consider Richmond to be Mid-Atlantic. But Fredericksburg has elements of the Mid-Atlantic. It's not that far from the DC area.
Well, since Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States, it doesn't make sense to call it Northern or Southern, but honestly if you want my two cents worth, Washington to me is the beginning of the Northeastern Seaboard...to me it starts at Washington, goes to Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, New York, ultimately to Boston. Nothing about Washington seemed Southern to me.
Well, since Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States, it doesn't make sense to call it Northern or Southern, but honestly if you want my two cents worth, Washington to me is the beginning of the Northeastern Seaboard...to me it starts at Washington, goes to Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, New York, ultimately to Boston. Nothing about Washington seemed Southern to me.
Compared to New York, Philly, and Boston, yes, D.C. has a totally different vibe to it.
Compared to Charleston South Carolina, or Richmond, DC is more Northern.
One of the reasons DC is located at were its at today is becasue many people in the revolution days wanted to make the south happy and feel more included. They called it a southern city. I think because it is sandwiched inbetween a northern state and a southern state we should think of it as a neutral city.
Well, in terms of paced, D.C. certainly does not have the laid-back lifestyle of a Southern city....very busy and very active. I dunno. It's the capital...I think it behaves more like a Northern city than a Southern one personally. Compare D.C. to Richmond and you'll notice VAST differences.
... what is the old saying describing DC, northern charm and southern efficiency?
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