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I would say the Pacific Northwest and New England resemble England the most, but they probably aren't as popular as the funsunen destinations like Florida and California.
I would say the Pacific Northwest and New England resemble England the most, but they probably aren't as popular as the funsunen destinations like Florida and California.
New England is nothing like England, except politics. Accents are vaguely similar. Pacific Northwest resembles England better than New England, but that region still is nothing like England except for the weather from Seattle to the border
New England is nothing like England, except politics. Accents are vaguely similar. Pacific Northwest resembles England better than New England, but that region still is nothing like England except for the weather from Seattle to the border
I'd think New England has more resemblance to England than the Pacific Northwest, since it's older and feels more settled. There's relatively little old in the Pacific Northwest, and most people have come from somewhere in the country, so even less "Old World".
I'd think New England has more resemblance to England than the Pacific Northwest, since it's older and feels more settled. There's relatively little old in the Pacific Northwest, and most people have come from somewhere in the country, so even less "Old World".
I lived in the PNW for 10 years, and in my opinion it had little resemblance to England, maybe some resemblance to Scotland (the Piney bits anyway, not the heathery bits). Wrong trees, British trees are predominantly broadleaf with some conifer, PNW is predominantly conifer, with some broadleaf.
The New England States have better vegetation to pass for the UK.
However both fail badly on architecture, the older parts of Boston that are brick built better match (for obvious reasons), but there is too many wood buildings, two prime examples are Faneuil Hall and Paul Revere house, Faneuil Hall could probably exist in any town in the UK, Paul Revere House would stick out like a sore thumb.
This might sound odd, but one of my British contacts who has to travel to the U.S. on a regular basis really likes North Carolina. She said it somehow reminds her of home.
I grew up in Florida and one thing I can't understand is why more Brits don't flock to the best beaches in the state, which are in the Panhandle. Try the Destin area for instance.
Stephen Fry from the U.K. did a great documentary series where he traveled to all 50 states. You can watch portions of it on You Tube. Even he went to Miami and Miami Beach and hated it. I wanted to shout at the screen for him to go to the Panhandle instead. Would have been a totally different experience.
LOL- yes the NC scenery is quite like England. But for us that's probably where the similarity ends.
I hated that series with Stephen Fry.
I'm flying to Knoxville in a couple of days. I've never visited Tennessee so should be interesting.
I think the scenery in Tennessee is beautiful. I'd love to go back there and especially in the autumn you may see some colorful foliage.
As for New England resembling Old England, the part of New England I live in does look like the real England, Yorkshire anyway. The countryside. If I go up into Vermont it looks exactly the same as the Lake District and so do parts of New Hampshire. I remember my dad took his first trip back to Yorkshire and he wrote in his notes that "it looks just like Vermont."
As for the architecture, we build homes of wood here. If you could see the vast amounts of forest you'd know why. Gotta do something with all that lumber. Our stone walls are identical to the ones in England and they are everywhere. (If you could see the vast amounts of stone......)
I'm flying to Knoxville in a couple of days. I've never visited Tennessee so should be interesting.
That should be interesting. It doesn't seem like many international travelers head to parts of the South like Tennessee. (Florida doesn't count)
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Originally Posted by in_newengland
I think the scenery in Tennessee is beautiful.
It is. I lived there for two years, and it was much greener than I had expected. I loved, and still love, the accents.
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I lived there for two years, and it was much greener than I had expected. I loved, and still love, the accents.
