Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
This is all very interesting about acceptance and beliefs about people. How would a community like Maysville accept a family from Canada? Would we be treated as outsiders or would we be accepted? Maysville in particular looks like an awesome small community, but we need to know more about the local flavor and business activities. Anyone from Maysville out there to help with our decision?
I ain't been to Maysville, I'm from southern Kentucky, but personally I'm fascinated when I meet people from other regions, let alone countries, so don't be surprised if there are some people who stare at you when you talk. They'll probably want to know where yall are from and what it's like there. Myself, I RARELY have crossed the Ohio (most times only to get to the other bank), and only twice crossed old man river, so it's easy for me to spot transplants. In a small town you might be a novelty for a while, but yalld blend in in a metro area.
I agree completely. I have never heard anyone doubt that my home state, Tennessee, is Southern, but when I go into some states like South Carolina and Louisiana, I almost feel like I'm in a different country whereas states like Kentucky, West Virginia and even Ohio feel more like home to me. Of course, that might largely be due to the fact that Kentucky and Tennessee didn't necessarily "become" Southern until after the Mexican-American war. Before that they were primarily considered the West or Southwestern states.
The Upper and Deep South are wildly different from one another despite certain similarities.
That's exactly how I feel when I visit the deep south. The accents, culture, food, and way of life are much different than what I am used to here in Nashville. Many people assumed I was from "up north" by the way I talk lol, even coming from Nashville of all places! I felt much more at home visiting Kentucky than I ever did visiting Georgia or Alabama. Louisville was a weird city, it didn't feel like the south to me. No flashy clothes jewelry, cars, cowboy boots, or generally extroverted (never met a stranger) type of people like you find in Nashville. People were friendly, but much more reserved and dressed down in neutral colors like the people were in Cincinnati. Even the accent was neutral, not nasally or lingering like Ohio, but definitely no twang either like Tennessee. Northern Kentucky was heavily influenced by Cincinnati, there was nothing really southern about it either.
I think Americas geographical cultural differences are rapidly goin away sadly thanks to tv and the internet. We are becomin whatever culture is pushed on tv and in hollywood unfortunately. I can take you to parts of Md that are very much Southern in culture, history and heritage even though they are further north. Most of the South is tryin hard to shake it's rich Southern culture and heritage because of pop culture and hollywoods portrayal of them. I live in S.La and it might as well be Wisc as there is no real signs of bein in the South, you go above I-10 and that does change a little bit but not like you'd think. So if its this way in the deep South I can imagine the border states are really all over the place culturally. Most Southern cities I have gone through are no different then any of the ones I have been through up north, not my cup of tea either way.
Last edited by CaptCameltoe; 10-07-2013 at 12:44 PM..
I think a big part of the problem is that most people do not respect different viewpoints, nor do they respect those who hold them.
I have my viewpoint, you have yours. I respect that, but I may not agree with your viewpoint. That does not mean I can't respect you, and like you as long as you understand we have differences and accept them.
This seems to be the main difference between hillbillys and other people.
Not throwing this at you, personally, just throwing it out there.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
