What aboot Virginia is Northern? (Arlington: house, move to, nicest)

[01va571]

Originally Posted by Richmonder27

People in N'awlins sound like they're from Brookyln


When I hear Northern rednecks they sound pretty grating on my ears. But so do redneck southern accents.

Im used the soft drawls of Virginia Tidewater.

When I was in Nawlins I spoke to a man at a restaurant for roughly 20 minutes, and didn’t understand 80% of it. Maybe it was a Louisiana mutt language or whatever, I don’t know what that was but I don’t ever want to hear that kind of accent ever again.

[Tom Lennox 70]

Originally Posted by Richmonder27

So did North Carolina. I guess they must be Northern, lol.

That's because of Northern Virginia which is filled with transplants from the north, as well as large numbers of immigrants, including illegals. The children of illegal aliens are citizens and vote for Democrats who support more illegal immigration and racially polarizing politics. I'm not surprised if many illegals themselves vote. After all illegals are not technically supposed to be able to work or go to school but they do that. And no I'm not racist I'm a minority myself and my parents are Asian immigrants. I just never got into that "ethnic" stuff that is so common in liberal areas.

I do agree with Sarah Palin when she said Northern Virginia is not "the real Virginia". Most people there moved there within a generation or two and do not have roots in the area. In many ways the DC area and Northern Virginia more reflects a boomtown like Las Vegas or Phoenix in that everyone from somewhere else, there is no real native culture (aside from chain restaurants and big box stores that exist everywhere) and the culture feels like everywhere and nowhere at the same time. I live in Maryland and its the same thing on this side. If you want the real Maryland you have to go to Baltimore, Annapolis or the Eastern Shore, not Montgomery County. A case can be made for PG actually since there are a lot native people there who have lived there for generations.

[Mr_Jonas]

Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70

That's because of Northern Virginia which is filled with transplants from the north, as well as large numbers of immigrants, including illegals. The children of illegal aliens are citizens and vote for Democrats who support more illegal immigration and racially polarizing politics. I'm not surprised if many illegals themselves vote. After all illegals are not technically supposed to be able to work or go to school but they do that. And no I'm not racist I'm a minority myself and my parents are Asian immigrants. I just never got into that "ethnic" stuff that is so common in liberal areas.

My job wanted me to take two day class at the local community college. Our HR people could not register me due to my citizenship so I had to take half a day off to go over there and prove that I am not an illegal immigrant. I don't really see how folks with questionable status can vote, when guys like me with all my paperwork in order cannot take a simple two day class without extra paper work. No problem for me really, but my employer was not happy that I had to waste half a day.
I find this “liberal” vs. “conservative” bickering quite amazing, or sad. The world is not black and white. Society is much more complicated than that.

[ToughLuv]

Whats northern? We are now a Blue state.

How "aboot" that?..smh

[Tom Lennox 70]

Originally Posted by lovethetruth

Silly or not, that was my perception at the time and it stuck. Down south is known for being more relaxed with laws, while up north everything is regulated to the hilt. To me the south represents the total opposite of the nanny state concept.

I agree with the more lax laws usually, some exceptions though. Like I've heard places in Northern Virginia want to ban trans fats from restaurants and ban smoking. While I'm all for healthy food and personally don't smoke these things should be up to the business owner and let the market do its own regulating. I remember one very telling experience, one of my friends in college was from New Jersey and she was a typical liberal from up there. She flat out said that she agrees with a lot of laws and government regulations because "people in general are ignorant and stupid" and needs an educated government run by educated people to decide what's in their best interests.

I think America's all about freedom and personal choices. And democracy is having faith in the people and their wisdom in deciding our own future.

I know Virginia had that crazy $1000 traffic fine for speeding. The tolls in Northern Virginia are crazy too like with the Dulles toll road. There is another toll on the road going from Hampton Roads to the Outer Banks right near the NC border, I forgot which one exactly but it was exorbitant too. In Maryland actually only bridges and tunnels are tolled, there are no other toll plazas of any sort that I know of. I think toll highways and that is also a very Northeast thing. On my way back to Baltimore from Atlantic City I had to go through not less than 5 toll plazas. Delaware charged me $3 for a bridge and then another $4 for a 5 mile stretch of freeway after it. The JErsey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway are also ridiculously tolled as is the PA Turnpike.

[roanoker 4]

I think some of you are confusing politics with history. If you would read sometime and not let your emotions get ahead of reality and stop listening to Sarah Palin you will be fine! The assertion that Northern Va is not the "real" Virginia is absurd! That part of the state led to the creation of the U.S. Remember George Washington? He grew up there. Was he "northern" or "southern"? I believe he could just be called "American". I think many of you would feel better to just admit the South lost the civil war and stop wishing people from outside the southern states will adopt your lifestyle.
It is way past time for the southern states to join the rest of the nation and move forward to compete in a tough economic future. The whole world is laughing at us.

[Richmonder27]

Originally Posted by ToughLuv

Whats northern? We are now a Blue state.

How "aboot" that?..smh

So is North Carolina.

[OneStripedCat]

Being a Native Virginian, whose ancestors have been here for 300 years (except for the Indian ancestors who have been here how long?) I think it is sad that Virginia is becoming so generic. I love the diversity of the U.S./ Virginia and think it should be treasured. The blah accent, or shall I say, lack of accent of a lot of Americans is, to me, very boring.

One of my cousins married a guy from the Northern Neck area and he definitely said "aboot" and "hoose". My son worked in the Tappahannock area for a couple of years and commented on the difference in their accent and the one we have here in SWVA.

I have gotten some pretty condescending comments from people I have met in NOVA, while traveling. But, in New York, people seemed charmed by my accent.

Embrace your southerness! And no, I don't mean attempt to seceed from the Union, but be proud of it.

BTW, what the heck has Sarah Palin got to do with Virginia? Irritating woman!!!!

I do have to say that my family lost just about everything during the Civil War. Genteel poverty was the norm after 1865. Should we forget it? I wasn't alive then, but my grandmother told me of her childhood and how hard it was. She also told me of raids by the KKK. And the raids were not on blacks, but on people who were living a life style they didn't approve.

And now, pardon me while I go have a big glass of sweet-tea and a piece of sweet potato pie.

[ss20ts]

Originally Posted by OneStripedCat

I wasn't alive then, but my grandmother told me of her childhood and how hard it was. She also told me of raids by the KKK. And the raids were not on blacks, but on people who were living a life style they didn't approve.

And now, pardon me while I go have a big glass of sweet-tea and a piece of sweet potato pie.

That KKK stuff is just crazy! Bunch of nut cases.

Sweet potato pie!!! Oh yummmmmmmm

[oneasterisk]

y'all can have the sweet potato pie, I'll stick to pecan pie 8)