Do people in Maryland consider themselves North, Southern, or in Between? (Baltimore: rent, college)

[fishfister]

Maryland was the 7th state to ratify the constitution making it one of the 13 original states. That puts the state in a NE position.

The Mason-Dixon line, a line drawn as result of in a survey to settle boundary disputes while still the British colonies puts Maryland under that line - 39th parallel? - and is part of the north/south saga. That is a British ruling and not USA.

Mid-eastern Atlantic works fine until you realize the mouth of the Chesapeake, Norfolk is more or less the midway point.

As far as the character of Maryland - Baltimore is Baltimore, go to Dundalk or Highlandtown and get a dose, hon.

Western MD is like PA in a sense because....well it basically is.

The DC suburbs are bland and sanitized though I can pick out a PG county redneck. The dialect in So MD is different as it is on the eastern shore of VA.

[Billiam]

is Frederick a bland and sanitized suburb (and yes, its actually considered a suburb)

[westsideboy]

I wouldn't say Frederick is bland or sanitized, but it is a suburb. The downtown is very historic and gentrified. The area is rather unique in that you are only 40 miles from the big city stuff of D.C. and Baltimore and only 5-10 miles from hiking on a forested mountain.

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by fishfister

Maryland was the 7th state to ratify the constitution making it one of the 13 original states. That puts the state in a NE position.

The Mason-Dixon line, a line drawn as result of in a survey to settle boundary disputes while still the British colonies puts Maryland under that line - 39th parallel? - and is part of the north/south saga. That is a British ruling and not USA.

Mid-eastern Atlantic works fine until you realize the mouth of the Chesapeake, Norfolk is more or less the midway point.

As far as the character of Maryland - Baltimore is Baltimore, go to Dundalk or Highlandtown and get a dose, hon.

Western MD is like PA in a sense because....well it basically is.

The DC suburbs are bland and sanitized though I can pick out a PG county redneck. The dialect in So MD is different as it is on the eastern shore of VA.

Norfolk is not midway. Its quite well into the Southeast. Actually D.C. would be the most central spot on the East Coast.

Which is probably why it was first made the capital.

Originally Washington D.C. was going to be up North, but that upset a lot of Southerners- esp. those from the Deep South.

So the compromise was to put it more in a Central- slightly more Southern location.

The land of the northern tip of VA/and Central MD won.

[Billiam]

^ But none of DC belongs to VA anymore, they took it back
So DC is only in MDs place now
(this has nothing to do with the subject though)

[Tom Lennox 70]

In conclusion I think we should try to hang on to the southern heritage we do have because that is the part that's being threatened. At least in Montgomery County its all gone which is partly why I'm so cynical about this region. Montgomery County is just so out of touch with reality and what most of America and Maryland are like.

[fishfister]

Here is an interesting bit of trivia concerning the county...

The county is named for Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), a Revolutionary War General. He died leading Continental forces in Quebec. Montgomery County was created from Frederick County, which had been created from parts of Baltimore and Prince George's Counties in 1748. Prince George's had been created from Calvert and Charles counties in 1695.

The lower part of the county used to be PG county.

[vivo]

terrapin- what semester are u applying to dental school for?

also one of the new orleans accents has a lot in common with a brooklyn accent.

philly and nyc are blue collar cities although i don't think nyc is perceived as one.

[vivo]

Originally Posted by fishfister

Maryland was the 7th state to ratify the constitution making it one of the 13 original states. That puts the state in a NE position.

The Mason-Dixon line, a line drawn as result of in a survey to settle boundary disputes while still the British colonies puts Maryland under that line - 39th parallel? - and is part of the north/south saga. That is a British ruling and not USA.

Mid-eastern Atlantic works fine until you realize the mouth of the Chesapeake, Norfolk is more or less the midway point.

As far as the character of Maryland - Baltimore is Baltimore, go to Dundalk or Highlandtown and get a dose, hon.

Western MD is like PA in a sense because....well it basically is.

The DC suburbs are bland and sanitized though I can pick out a PG county redneck. The dialect in So MD is different as it is on the eastern shore of VA.

georgia and the carolinas were also amongst the original 13 states.

[vivo]

at least I think nyc is blue collar. try not equating nyc w/manhattan. both brooklyn and queens have over two million people making both of them more populous than manhattan.