Do people in Maryland consider themselves North, Southern, or in Between? (crime, to live)

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by sundaze

My parents are west coast -- live in northwest Washington State. To them anything east of somewhere -- not sure exactly dividing line, is simply "the east". They refer to every place from Maine to Florida as the east. For example, my aunt in Maine, My Uncle in South Carolina, and me in Maryland all live in "The East". They link it all together. I tell them it is a lot of places very different from each other in terms of climate, accent, and various other things but still its "The East."

Well that makes sense its on the East Coast. The funny thing is, if you put Maryland in perspective of someone from way up in Montana, it looks a lot further south than it does if you're just looking squarely on the East Coast. Washington State in relation to Maryland makes Maryland look further South too.

[JDinBalt]

Originally Posted by m_r2z0

MD fought on both sides. i went to Vicksburgh (Mississippi) and it had a list of states that fought for the confederacy and MD was listed first. And I've been to numerous batttlefeilds that list MD as north

Yeah, and I think that Antietam has the only Civil War battle monument dedicated to those men who fought on both sides of the Civil War - Union and Confederate - on the same monument. That's to Maryland's soldiers. I mean on the same monument, side by side.

[JDinBalt]

Originally Posted by sundaze

There is always talk of changing the state song. I think Maryland would have liked to secede but the presence of the union army prevented it. That was really long ago though, and Maryland has changed a lot. I don't think many in Maryland now align themselves philosophically with the confederacy.

I haven't heard anything lately about changing the state song. The last I heard of that was over twenty years ago. They wanted to change the warlike imagery to something about rocks and flowers, Maryland's scenic beauty.

The President St. Civil War Museum is on the site of the first bloodshed of the Civil War - not the first shots, but the first bloodshed, between pro-Confederate rioters and Northern troops from Massachusetts on their way to DC. There were also some pro-Union rioters, many of whom were German and Irish immigrants, and (I assume) African-American. Four soldiers were killed and several pro-Confederate Baltimoreans.

[JDinBalt]

Originally Posted by Terrapin2212

The thing about transplants is that Yankees move here to our state and think they are better than us native people who really have a right to live here. They insist on us changing to suit their needs, down to little details like aggressive driving and acting in a very pushy fashion and being short-tempered. I hope we never reach the day when we end up like Westchester or Long Island or Boston where people think you're weird if you give up your seat to an old lady on the Metro or hold open a door for someone or if you let someone pass when they change lanes as opposed to speed up just to prevent them from changing.

I gotta disagree to a large extent. I've worked with a lot of NY-NJ-PA transplants (K-12 education). Most of 'em strike me as pretty decent people; I've run into very few of the stereotypically rude and arrogant Yankees. It's their states' reputation that precedes them. Just as most Southerners are not rednecks or racists, most Northerners are not rude, obnoxious and temperamental. That's just what I have experienced.

[Tom Lennox 70]

Honestly I think the state song should NEVER be changed, especially the last line. That should actually be put on a sign on all border crossings from Delaware and Pennsylvania to Maryland.

And if I had it my way on every real estate brochure given out in the state.

I have a lot of friends from Frederick County and they've told me all about how northern transplants have completely destroyed the culture and character to the area. Maybe the yankees (who have moved there after first destroying Montgomery County....their liberal policies have made Montgomery filled with illegal foreigners and thugs) think they're bringing "enrichment" or "culture" but people in this state don't want that. We want to stay the way we were. We want things to be the way they used to be.

[Rey19]

I would say we are a hybrid.

[jonny d]

i live in montgumey county and all i had to do was join a hunting club and i gained a noticible country accent. iv always considered md a southern state and im proud to represent the dixie. the only thing is that we got some really rich northerners that are moving in and destroying all the land, the thing that really burns me is wen they tear down a nice family house and build a mega mansion when they only have a family of 3, they buy there mercedes and tear around town thinking that they own the road, and theyre attitude sucks, they feel as if they are entitled to everything. does this **** anyone else off?????or am i the only person

[jonny d]

the word thats blured out is p 1ssed

[md to nc]

jonny d, I absolutely agree. I moved to Union Co NC thinking that it was rural, southern and had the quality of life I enjoyed. But again the NY/NJ attitudes are popping up drastically around here. I am already looking to relocate further out in the country to get further away from it. But they seem to be following. Most of the transplants from NY/NJ/CT say they are here for the quality of life as well but yet complaining non stop about "it was like this and that in NY ..." If that is the case, GO BACK. I felt this way for a long time in MD before moving out, unfortunately our family is still there. Also they say how diverse it is here but you still have your good ol boys who I wholeheartedly relate to, plus we have made so many local friends it unbelievable.

[53rdSEDCBOY]

Maryland is too far north to be southern...please why cant we all see that...just because there are farms in the state mean absolutley nothing beacuse once u leave NYC the state is very rural like PA and NJ has rural parts...MD is divided into 2 sides BMORE and DC and neither one of these are southern cities...

I wish the census bureau would open there eyes and stop this maddnesss!!!!!!