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Old 06-30-2007, 07:36 AM
 
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I too have a problem calling Kentucky "the south". I see why it is grouped that way (even part of BellSouth phone company). The problem is, Kentucky has about as much in common with Alabama as it does with Ohio. Kentucky is a transition zone between what most people consider north and south. The weather isn't as extreme as either point in either direction...the accent is on the southern side though. The weather is closer to lower Midwest though. Not part of the Midwest, but not "the south" either.
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Old 06-30-2007, 04:21 PM
 
Location: St. Louis, MO
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I too have a problem calling Kentucky "the south". I see why it is grouped that way (even part of BellSouth phone company). The problem is, Kentucky has about as much in common with Alabama as it does with Ohio. Kentucky is a transition zone between what most people consider north and south. The weather isn't as extreme as either point in either direction...the accent is on the southern side though. The weather is closer to lower Midwest though. Not part of the Midwest, but not "the south" either.
The weather is the only viable argument that can be made for Kentucky, but even then it does not completely prove it's not southern. Demographics, architecture, agriculture, industry, ancestry of Kentuckians, landscape....all of these things group Kentucky in with the rest of the Upper South. Personally I never found Kentucky and Virginia to be much different from one another. If i had to choose between one or the other, I would definitely put Kentucky in the South. it is lacking in just about every single category to be considered Midwestern.
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Old 07-01-2007, 09:53 AM
 
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It's funny you mentioned Virginia as well, that is another state that I don't consider southern at all. I know people there consider it the South (outside of the DC area)...but to a true southerner...say in Georgia, to meet someone from Norfolk...it is not the same. The accent is different, the weather is colder and the rest is debateable. Same for Kentucky.

Nothing magical happens when you cross the Ohio River into Kentucky or crossing the stateline into Tenn. It is all subjective. I just think the cold weather sets the transition zone states too far apart from what most people consider the south... but the rest is more inline of the culture I suppose.

So, I guess the bootheel of MO would be considered the "south"?? I would say so...
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Old 07-01-2007, 01:37 PM
 
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It's funny you mentioned Virginia as well, that is another state that I don't consider southern at all. I know people there consider it the South (outside of the DC area)...but to a true southerner...say in Georgia, to meet someone from Norfolk...it is not the same. The accent is different, the weather is colder and the rest is debateable. Same for Kentucky.

Nothing magical happens when you cross the Ohio River into Kentucky or crossing the stateline into Tenn. It is all subjective. I just think the cold weather sets the transition zone states too far apart from what most people consider the south... but the rest is more inline of the culture I suppose.

So, I guess the bootheel of MO would be considered the "south"?? I would say so...
I beg to differ. Something does indeed happen when you cross the Ohio River. THe accents change, the architecture, landscape, and appearance changes...I've definitely noticed a difference in accents below and above the Ohio River. Yes...the bootheel of Missouri is the South as is the Southern quarter of the state starting around Cape Girardeau. But that is because that is again where the Ohio River lies. Southern Illinois compared to Paducah Kentucky is an entirely different world. Louisville I've noticed has a slightly flatter accent but the exact same culture as Sikeston and Cape Girardeau, MO and Paducah, KY. Once you cross into Kentucky (with the exception of Northern Kentucky, which is part of the Cincy metro, the cuisine, speech patterns, and culture turns Southern. Virginia and Kentucky have twice as much as in common with North Carolina and Tennessee than any Northern state. As for the argument about Tennessee not being Southern, WAKE UP!!! Tennessee is geographically, climatalogically, culturally, speech-pattern-wise, historically, etc...Southern. Kentucky, Tennessee, a bit of West Virginia, North Carolina, and Arkansas all form the Upper South, along with a very small portion of Missouri. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida are the Deep South. The Midwest is most of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Maryland and Delaware I consider more Northeastern. Just like the Midwest is divided into the Upper Midwest, the South is divided into the Upper South and Deep South. The Upper South gets colder weather than the Deep South.
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Old 07-02-2007, 02:12 PM
 
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I beg to differ. Something does indeed happen when you cross the Ohio River. THe accents change, the architecture, landscape, and appearance changes...I've definitely noticed a difference in accents below and above the Ohio River. Yes...the bootheel of Missouri is the South as is the Southern quarter of the state starting around Cape Girardeau. But that is because that is again where the Ohio River lies. Southern Illinois compared to Paducah Kentucky is an entirely different world. Louisville I've noticed has a slightly flatter accent but the exact same culture as Sikeston and Cape Girardeau, MO and Paducah, KY. Once you cross into Kentucky (with the exception of Northern Kentucky, which is part of the Cincy metro, the cuisine, speech patterns, and culture turns Southern. Virginia and Kentucky have twice as much as in common with North Carolina and Tennessee than any Northern state. As for the argument about Tennessee not being Southern, WAKE UP!!! Tennessee is geographically, climatalogically, culturally, speech-pattern-wise, historically, etc...Southern. Kentucky, Tennessee, a bit of West Virginia, North Carolina, and Arkansas all form the Upper South, along with a very small portion of Missouri. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida are the Deep South. The Midwest is most of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Maryland and Delaware I consider more Northeastern. Just like the Midwest is divided into the Upper Midwest, the South is divided into the Upper South and Deep South. The Upper South gets colder weather than the Deep South.
Nope..........
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Old 07-02-2007, 07:59 PM
 
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Nope..........
That's all you can say to that...nope. That's what I thought Are you going to say now that Louisiana and Mississippi are Midwestern? I've essentially given evidence as solid as a DNA match and you still can't accept it...oh well...I think maybe I oughta bring LouisvilleSlugger and MissyMom in here to tell you just how southern Kentucky and Virginia are. THe whole state is full of Winn-Dixies for goodness sakes! How much more Southern does it get than that?
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