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North Carolina is in the South, is Southern, and will always be Southern. Is the South changing, yes it is. Are there people from all over the world and all over the country in Raleigh and Charlotte now? Yes and the same can be said of Atlanta. That does not change North Carolina being in the South and the Southeast.
Virginia is often included in the Mid-Atlantic, but NOT North Carolina.
The Mid-Atlantic, also called Middle Atlantic states or the Mid-Atlantic states, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South Atlantic States. Its exact definition differs upon source, but the region often includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia. When discussing climate, Connecticut (especially southern Connecticut) is often included with the Mid-Atlantic region. The Mid-Atlantic has played an important role in the development of American culture, commerce, trade, and industry.[3]
The Mid-Atlantic region includes the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland and can also include Virginia and West Virginia. Washington D.C. is also part of this region. The states in this region share similarities in commerce, geography and climate
I think you can be considered a true southerner without having been born in the South. (This coming from a native southerner whose family came to Virginia in 1608 from England (father's family has lived in NC for 250+ years)
There's been Debates on whether Texas is Southeastern, Southwestern, or Midwestern. Ditto with Oklahoma if you exclude the Southwest.
There's also been Debates on whether our rival state Ohio is Midwestern, Northeastern, or Southern. And if our other rival state Florida is Northern or Southern.
As far as the topic question, It can be both. However, I feel that NC is a bit more Southeast than it is Mid-Atlantic.
I also don't believe that NC is part the 'Deep South', when I think of the 'Deep South', I think of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana with parts of Tennessee included for good measure.
I think of North Carolina as mainly being a mix between Virginia and Georgia with a touch of South Carolina here and there.
Totally agree with your last statement, North Carolina IS totally a Southern state, no ands, if or buts about it!
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I'm from Pennsylvania, and I've lived in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and now North Carolina. And there is no doubt about it that North Carolina is a Southern state. I lived in the Mid-Atlantic for 45 years, and North Carolina is not the Mid-Atlantic. There are always arguments and disagreements about where "The South" starts, but that fuzziness generally involves the area between Northern Virginia and Richmond, not North Carolina.
On the map, it most definitely is "mid" Atlantic. No way around that. Culturally, it depends on what part of the state one is in.
Mid Atlantic is more of a cultural term than a geographic term, its basically any area with a blended southern/northeastern culture, thats why Maryland and Virginia are technically the only real Mid Atlantic states. North of Maryland is the northeast and South of Virginia is the south. This blended Mid Atlantic culture is engrained in Md and Va in every way, while NC is very southern culturally. No matter how many northeast migrants come to NC, it wont be enough to offset it and give it a Mid Atlantic vibe, even Florida many of its ppl either have a Latin/Caribbean, a NY, or a deep south culture, theres no unique south northeast blend, its just one or the other.
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Mid Atlantic is more of a cultural term than a geographic term, its basically any area with a blended southern/northeastern culture, thats why Maryland and Virginia are technically the only real Mid Atlantic states. North of Maryland is the northeast and South of Virginia is the south.
It should be noted that this is a relatively new connotation of the mid-Atlantic and the historic definition of the region as the non-New England part of the Northeast still carries weight (NY, PA, NJ). But even with respect to the current connotation of the term, Delaware would most certainly be included also.
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In colonial North America the middle colonies were Pennsylvania, NJ, & Maryland. When Delaware was spun off from Pennsylvania, it was included. The English colonies went as far south as a handful of parishes in Georgia, encompassing Augusta & Savannah.
In the mid 20th century the MidAtlantic was taught as being the transition from New England to the South. It was taught that it was comprised of Pennsylvania, NJ, Delaware, Maryland & Virginia, & that New York & North Carolina were sometimes included. North Carolina was taught as being the southern terminus of the the MidAtlantic AND the northern start of the South.
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