Coming from the North, where does the Southern Culture start in VA? (Richmond: universities, live)

[kattwoman2]

Originally Posted by trichome

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[SDS94]

Maryland is northern to me (I live in Hampton Roads), and is in no way form or fashion southern. While people in Baltimore have accents it is far from a southern accent. Maryland may have some rural parts to it but there is a difference between being rural and being southern. The south and it's culture begins in the counties surrounding Richmond and lower.

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by SDS94

Maryland is northern to me (I live in Hampton Roads), and is in no way form or fashion southern. While people in Baltimore have accents it is far from a southern accent. Maryland may have some rural parts to it but there is a difference between being rural and being southern. The south and it's culture begins in the counties surrounding Richmond and lower.

Ever been to Southern Maryland? Many parts are almost indistinguishable from rural VA or rural VA as it used to be before the days of indoor plumbing.

[mcleanexec]

South of Fredricksburg is considered South in Virginia. You will start to notice Southern Accents at that point, Nascar, pickup troops, and people who's main hobby is hunting deer.

North of Fredricksbug can commute into Wash DC/Northern Va. Nortern Va has a large influx of people from the North. Viva La Resitance.

[blueice6102]

Originally Posted by total_genius

I had an interesting argument with someone recently. They insisted that Alexandria VA was a truely southern town in appearance and culture. I told her that Northern Va had the same southern culture as New Jersey.

In my opinion one has to go to Richmond south to get into the south culture wise. What parts of VA are truely southern in culture?

Yes, northern VA is similar to new jersey. For southern culture, you must go SOUTH of richmond. Virginia Beach, Norfolk... or go out west... roanoke... radford... blacksburg.

[GustavoFring]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

used to be before the days of indoor plumbing.

You mean the 80s, right?

[slowlane3]

In Wash DC, many parks, schools, streets, and statues are named for Union Civil War heroes like President Lincoln, Generals Thomas, McPherson, Logan, and Civil War Union cabinet Secretaries Stanton, Blair, Seward, Douglass, Sumner, etc.

But go just 1 mile across the river to Arlington, VA and you start seeing many highways, high schools, parks, and community centers named to honor Confederate General Lee, Generals Jackson, Stuart, Beauregard, Pickett, President Jeff Davis, etc. Ironically, many of the residents there today, and in those schools, are Hispanic, Asian, and African immigrants who haven't a clue what those names mean - they couldn't care less.

[voliza]

Originally Posted by total_genius

I had an interesting argument with someone recently. They insisted that Alexandria VA was a truely southern town in appearance and culture. I told her that Northern Va had the same southern culture as New Jersey.

In my opinion one has to go to Richmond south to get into the south culture wise. What parts of VA are truely southern in culture?

Depends on where you are and who you are talking to. Some people born and raised in Virginia who live in the DC metro area don't come across as 'southern'. While others nearby do. The entire Shenandoah Valley is pretty southern and everything on the southern side of I-66. Even still, it's not the southern culture you find down in Georgia. I've yet to find fried green tomatoes anywhere.

[CAVA1990]

[quote=voliza;25199285]Depends on where you are and who you are talking to. Some people born and raised in Virginia who live in the DC metro area don't come across as 'southern'. While others nearby do. The entire Shenandoah Valley is pretty southern and everything on the southern side of I-66. Even still, it's not the southern culture you find down in Georgia. I've yet to find fried green tomatoes anywhere.[/quote]

Our local produce stand here in Mount Vernon sells green tomatoes so someone around here must be fryin' 'em. I'll admit to having done it on occasion.

[terrence81]

Originally Posted by voliza

Depends on where you are and who you are talking to. Some people born and raised in Virginia who live in the DC metro area don't come across as 'southern'. While others nearby do. The entire Shenandoah Valley is pretty southern and everything on the southern side of I-66. Even still, it's not the southern culture you find down in Georgia. I've yet to find fried green tomatoes anywhere.

I'm from Georgia and I would say that the Shenandoah Valley is solidly southern just different from Georgia. I'd say that the south starts in Virginia once one is past Manassas to the west and Fredericksburg to the south. I knew a Warrenton native with the deepest southern accent. Although Fredericksburg itself definitely feels different from Springfield.