Kentucky(W) vs. Kentucky(E)? (Lexington, Louisville: salary, jobs, contractor)

[timelesschild]

Blue is the color of the sports teams for University of Kentucky. People are absolutely freaking insane about this color. They have license plates proclaiming that they "bleed blue", etc. You should see the tailgate parties before UK football games... a great blue sea.

If you want to live in horse farm country, Paris, Midway, Versailles are really good bets, as well as their entire counties. Midway is possibly the best of the best. Golly, that town is pretty. I lived there for a while and it is just beautiful.

[Rocket Dog]

Thanks, timelesschild. I should have guessed that the "blue" thing must have something to do with sports.

Now if I could just find an affordable place to live in one of the towns you mentioned . . . . (not an easy task by any means!)

[Kentuckyguy]

Originally Posted by timelesschild

You are quite mistaken, dear sir. You actually do not know me at all, and you don't know what I am familiar with. I know quite a bit about Kentucky and its regions, having lived here all my life. Have a nice day.

Well, I respect your opinion about these areas. You are right, I should not have judged you and don't know you at all. I hope however, that someday your opinion about these places will change. We is Louisville and Northern Kentucky feel as though we are southern socially and culturally. And we get a little offended when people say otherwise, especially those that are possibly outside of our area. Have a nice day and again I was wrong to judge you! I am sorry and should be more careful the way I talk to people on here.

[timelesschild]

Originally Posted by Kentuckyguy

. We in Louisville and Northern Kentucky feel as though we are southern socially and culturally. And we get a little offended when people say otherwise, especially those that are possibly outside of our area. Have a nice day and again I was wrong to judge you! I am sorry and should be more careful the way I talk to people on here.

Oh, OK, my bad. I am truly sorry. That whole Midwest thing annoys me too, so I know how you feel.

I used to have a friend who would sidestep the whole question by claiming (laughingly) that "Kentucky is in the Tri-State Area."

[jcm1986]

I'll take west Kentucky over east Kentucky anyday for a whole host of reasons!

[KathiOH1]

I thought I would chime in on this conversation, as I'm not originally from Kentucky but moved there a few years ago.

First, my background... born and raised all over Ohio. Also grew up with a family cottage in Southern Michigan and later moved near there for my husband's work. Later moved to Madisonville, Kentucky. Husband's work is now relocating us to Knoxville (Maryville, actually) Tennessee. Here's my impression, having gone on many interviews over the years and considered many places to live. I'm not claiming to be an expert, just giving you my impressions...

The areas of East Kentucky I have seen (mostly around 75) seemed to have more "country folk." I didn't tour the schools, but the poor grammer I heard and missing teeth I saw caused me to wonder if education was inferior. I'm sure there are many people in Easter KY I just wasn't exposed to, but I only saw mostly east of 75.

Elizabethtown and Louisville were so different... I was shocked to see how professional the people were and how progressive everything seemed. Loved the fact that they actually passed a no smoking law for restaurants. By the way, Mitchell's Restaurant in Louisville is the bomb!

Western Kentucky was a pleasant surprise for me. There is definitely some poor grammer (smelt is a fish, not a verb!) but in general the businesses are up-to-speed and the schools were not a disappointment by any means. I was not aware of how much the coal industry had positively affected economy over the years. Western Kentucky impressed me by the "family friendly" atmosphere. Also, it may be my limited exposure, but Western Kentucky seemed more bible belt and not in a bad way at all. I loved the idea of raising a family there and so we moved to Madisonville, KY. Unfortunately we may not be able to pass a no smoking law, but Wednesday nights are still reserved for church functions (and the schools respect that). Just this month, we announced we're moving to TN. I'm going to miss Madisonville.

I hope my take on this didn't offend anyone... this is just based on the areas I saw.

[justus2]

My 2 cents worth! Returned to Ky (my home state after living in western North Carolina for 16 yrs.) Settled on the I-75 corridor (Mount Vernon) where I still have the foothills of the Appalachians yet border the rolling pastural so famous in bluegrass country. I love this area but wish it was a quicker drive to family in Louisville. Small town atmosphere with decent shopping with 20-30 minutes drive depending on what stores I'm looking for.

[gdude]

Originally Posted by Kentuckyguy

Very good. It is located in the North and is also part of the Midwest. You should try actually doing some research before you post! It obvious you haven't done much research at all to even have the sightest clue as to what you are talking about. Here some research that might help you: Midwestern United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Midwest as shown by U.S. Census Bureau official map. The fact that the Census Bureau considers Indiana to be a Midwestern state I would bet they are probably right. And yes you did take geography class to know it is a Northern state as well. Come to think of it all of Kentucky, that is the entire state, is located in the South according to the Census Bureau (just in case you didn't know).

YES I KNOW the census bureau considers Indiana to be a Midwestern state but most people in indiana have agreed that we are more Northern that Midwestern. + i did already know taht Kentucky is located in the South according to the Census bureau

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by gdude

YES I KNOW the census bureau considers Indiana to be a Midwestern state but most people in indiana have agreed that we are more Northern that Midwestern. + i did already know taht Kentucky is located in the South according to the Census bureau

My understanding of Northern is anything that isn't southern, period.

[Hey_Hey]

I grew up in the Jackson Purchase area. With the exception of UK sports, sometimes it felt like we were part of Tennessee instead of Kentucky. Our whole area as well as over to the Bowling Green area and south of the West KY Parkway is much more closely aligned with Nashville than Louisville/Lexington/NKY. I think we were much more Southern in culture than other parts of the state, which is a good thing. I live in the North/Midwest, and I really don't like it. That being said, I think Kentucky as a whole is much more Southern (in sports, music, food, religion, socially) than Midwest. Kentucky and Tennessee are very similar while Ohio and Kentucky aren't all that similar. Unfortunately, Kentucky is economically much more similar with the Midwest than the South. The organized labor/unions from Ohio and Indiana have definitely had an influence on economic policy in Kentucky which has prevented Kentucky from becoming a right-to-work state. Because of that you're seeing much more development in Tennessee than Kentucky.