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[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by Mal93

Hmm...All 3 states were part of the Union or supported the Union Army financially if I recall correctly.

And representatives of Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence. Guess what the Brits call Americans from Georgia?

[WestCobb]

Originally Posted by rcsteiner

What is a yankee? Are New Yorkers, Wisconsinites, and Californians all covered under that blanket term even though they have almost nothing in common culturally?

I'm originally from California, rc. I consider Yankees to be northeasterners only. As a Californian, I certainly don't have the same atttitudes toward the South as the my Boston buddy does. He's pretty much denotes every Yankee stereotype, good and bad. People from the West Coast, Mid West, Upper Mid West, etc., have their own things going on.

[WestCobb]

Originally Posted by Mal93

Hmm...All 3 states were part of the Union or supported the Union Army financially if I recall correctly.

California flirted with secession, but ultimately decided to stay in the Union. When the news of the secession hit my home town in southern California, they took down the US flag and burned it in the town square.

[Atlwarrior]

Yes they have helped, but I believe Atlanta is reaching a point where the city will be comfortable with its own identify. Why try to be another city when we have enough originality to be a city that haven't existed yet. In culture, style, food, etc.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by 10 feet tall

Aside from being hipster Disney World, Decatur is becoming "tear-down" central for housing. Just because it looks like a bungalow, doesn't mean it isn't a McMansion. And Decatur gets heavily marketed by an almost cult-like following. But I digress...

I kind of like Decatur. It doesn't seem all that much different from the way I remember it growing up.