[Stringerjr]

would you say Michigan is almost like down south up north?
As far as Behavior, different groups being segregated, and even a rural type of feel? ie. Saginaw, parts of Detroit and Flint

[FF-fan]

I think in some parts of MI (namely the rural areas) are pretty country. A lot of people from the South moved here a long time ago (when times were booming in the 50s and 60s) to places like Detroit for jobs, and eventually they either stayed or moved back down South. When I lived in Pontiac my old neighbors were originally from Alabama, they're both retirees from GM. I'm sure there's plenty of offspring from Southern Folk living all around the area and the state that have the 'twang' when they speak.

[zthatzmanz28]

Even when I lived in Frankfort / Honor, there was little "country" attitude. At least not like the country here in NC and farther south. I think the rural parts of Michigan are more modern is the best word I can think of without being condescending. Not that the south has a bad attitude, cause I loved living in NC.


Behavior

Michigander's attitude tend to be more contemporary. In the south you have folks living in the same house their GGG Grand parents built in 1800s. I knew some families that still have the original deed on file signed by King Charles. Michigan is all about moving on and leaving the past to photographs and books.

different groups being segregated

Like everywhere else it depends on where you are. I have friends who live in Detroit that swear they will NEVER travel north of I-69. I also know people who will never go beyond the county they currently live in.
We stopped in a store once while coming across the UP and asked for cigarettes. The guy behind the counter said they did not SELL THAT kind of nasty products, with the shelves behind him and 35 feet long were filled with alcohol of every variety and size..

even a rural type of feel

I think Michigan's rural feel is so different from the south's. In Michigan, as you go into the north, people are living with the land. In the south they are living off the land and use it strictly for work and to make a living and it shows in their lifestyle.
In Michigan everyone outside the cities seem to be using the land for recreation and there is a certain appreciation people in Michigan have for public lands. But if we are talking farming, it does seem to be all the same.

Is there a difference in the overall rural feel? I think all northern small town areas are different from southern small towns.

[313Weather]

Originally Posted by Stringerjr

would you say Michigan is almost like down south up north?
As far as Behavior, different groups being segregated, and even a rural type of feel? ie. Saginaw, parts of Detroit and Flint

Yes.

Detroit is a lot like a southern city in terms of culture, and they don't call the state "Michissippi" for nothing.

[burgler09]

Originally Posted by 313Weather

Yes.

Detroit is a lot like a southern city in terms of culture, and they don't call the state "Michissippi" for nothing.

What are you talking about? I have never heard that in my life lol

[Tex?Il?]

Originally Posted by Stringerjr

would you say Michigan is almost like down south up north?
As far as Behavior, different groups being segregated, and even a rural type of feel? ie. Saginaw, parts of Detroit and Flint

No. Absolutely not. Country and Southern are two totally different things.

All northern states have rural areas with rural culture.

There are major cosmopolitan cities in the south, Atlanta, Houston, etc. that incidentally are LESS segregated than cities in the north.

It is the midwest/Great Lakes region that have the most segregation. And of all the place one could possibly ask if they have a rural feel, you ask "parts of Detroit" Detroit obviously is going to be the most urban, densely populated part of the state. Even with parts of the city that are "urban prairies"

And while yes, you did certainly have many southern "hillbillies" that moved up to industrial cities up north to work in the auto industry and formed a significant population in certain areas like the downriver suburbs/Yspitucky, Talyor, Flint, etc. the majority of white Michiganders are NOT southern in background. At least in the urban/suburban areas they are predominantly the same white Catholic ethnic backgrounds you find in all northern cities.

MaComb county is probably majority 3rd generation Polish and Italian, Oakland County has probably one of the top 10 Jewish communities in the country. The Wayne County suburbs yes, do have many people of southern background, but still a lot of Catholic-ethnic white background (Polish, Italian, Irish, Hungarian, etc.). Oh, also one of the largest Arab-American communities in the country. And most white people in rural areas of Michigan are German, Dutch, Scandinavian, maybe some French, etc.

You DON'T find that in the rural south. Just because many white southerners moved to Michigan during the auto boom, doesn't make Michigan a "southern" state.

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by 313Weather

and they don't call the state "Michissippi" for nothing.

Who is "they?" I had never heard that until I started visiting C-D on a regular basis. As for reality, nobody uses that term.

[313Weather]

Originally Posted by Bydand

Who is "they?" I had never heard that until I started visiting C-D on a regular basis. As for reality, nobody uses that term.

Just because YOU'VE never heard the term used (or rather you've ignored the fact that the term is used, which is more than likely the case than the former) doesn't mean the term isn't IN REALITY regularly used my many people (by the way, how you just respondeed is a REALLY tired fallacy).

Now instead of worrying if poeple are calling it Michissippi, have you wondered WHY people ar calling it Michissippi, and what it would take for people to stop calling it Michissippi?

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[Tara0815]

Hmmm must be another side of the state thing cause Ive never heard that term either. Anyways I could take you about 5-10 miles away from from my house and you would find yourself in a middle of a field or go up to Traverse City and on there way theres nothing for miles... I have to say the people up north seem more friendly but thats just my opinion...

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by 313Weather

Just because YOU'VE never heard the term used (or rather you've ignored the fact that the term is used, which is more than likely the case than the former) doesn't mean the term isn't IN REALITY regularly used my many people (by the way, how you just respondeed is a REALLY tired fallacy).

Now instead of worrying if poeple are calling it Michissippi, have you wondered WHY people ar calling it Michissippi, and what it would take for people to stop calling it Michissippi?

Get over yourself. Just because you and the group you hang with hate MI doesn't mean all the BS you spew here is widespread or common in the rest of the State. Before I started visiting C-D I had never heard that phrase, I really don't give a rats ass if you believe me of not.