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View Poll Results: What City Is The Gateway To Dixie?
Washington, DC 9 13.43%
Louisville, KY 17 25.37%
Richmond, VA 26 38.81%
Baltimore, MD 2 2.99%
Other 13 19.40%
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-16-2010, 09:49 PM
 
Location: Austin/Houston, TX
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Atlanta gets my vote, but let me explain.

These days it is probably Atlanta, Dallas or Houston because they all have big ass airports and that's how people move from region to region these days I've lived in Texas for over a decade and visited 19 continental US states, yet I have never been in a state that borders Texas. The closest I've been on the ground outside of Texas is actually Denver.

In addition, they are all growing quickly, though Atlanta seems to expose people to much more Southern culture than the other two, which are much more Western and Midwestern anyway. Therefore, Atlanta is the gateway to the South because it exposes the most people to the most Southern culture.

 
Old 06-16-2010, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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Atlanta gets my vote, but let me explain.

These days it is probably Atlanta, Dallas or Houston because they all have big ass airports and that's how people move from region to region these days I've lived in Texas for over a decade and visited 19 continental US states, yet I have never been in a state that borders Texas. The closest I've been on the ground outside of Texas is actually Denver.

In addition, they are all growing quickly, though Atlanta seems to expose people to much more Southern culture than the other two, which are much more Western and Midwestern anyway. Therefore, Atlanta is the gateway to the South because it exposes the most people to the most Southern culture.
You really think Atlanta is the gateway to the south? So basically anything north of Atlanta is northern culture? Lol, I really wouldn't call a native South Carolinian a northerner.
 
Old 06-16-2010, 10:04 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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Atlanta gets my vote, but let me explain.

These days it is probably Atlanta, Dallas or Houston because they all have big ass airports and that's how people move from region to region these days I've lived in Texas for over a decade and visited 19 continental US states, yet I have never been in a state that borders Texas. The closest I've been on the ground outside of Texas is actually Denver.

In addition, they are all growing quickly, though Atlanta seems to expose people to much more Southern culture than the other two, which are much more Western and Midwestern anyway. Therefore, Atlanta is the gateway to the South because it exposes the most people to the most Southern culture.
Having a connecting flight on Delta does not count as exposing people to the south. I do still agree with you about Atlanta being a lot of people's first experience with the south but if your driving as this thread implies, then you have to go with another city that's more on the edge of dixie.
 
Old 06-16-2010, 10:08 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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I can tell you first hand, visiting North Carolina (which is north of Atlanta, Georgia, for the geographically challenged) you get exposed to southern culture pretty quickly. I also feel that there are areas even more north of North Carolina that have just as much southern culture. I agree with the poll, somewhere around Richmond, VA is probably the true gateway to the south. While Atlanta might be reffered to as "the capital of the south" it really isn't the gateway. There are many place north of it that expose you to southern culture first.
 
Old 06-16-2010, 10:38 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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I can tell you first hand, visiting North Carolina (which is north of Atlanta, Georgia, for the geographically challenged) you get exposed to southern culture pretty quickly. I also feel that there are areas even more north of North Carolina that have just as much southern culture. I agree with the poll, somewhere around Richmond, VA is probably the true gateway to the south. While Atlanta might be reffered to as "the capital of the south" it really isn't the gateway. There are many place north of it that expose you to southern culture first.
Yes if doing the 95 drive into the south from NE. If you're coming in from the midwest or southwest it would change things up and that would be an interesting angle to approach as well.
 
Old 06-16-2010, 10:47 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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Yes if doing the 95 drive into the south from NE. If you're coming in from the midwest or southwest it would change things up and that would be an interesting angle to approach as well.
That is true, also somebody else pointed it out that if you drive from South Florida going north the gateway is somewhere around Daytona Beach.
 
Old 06-17-2010, 10:01 AM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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That is true, also somebody else pointed it out that if you drive from South Florida going north the gateway is somewhere around Daytona Beach.
I would second that but only north of Daytona. The Daytona area itself has a fairly high concentration of northern retirees & transplants and I've even seen "Southern Culture" distribution maps that exclude Daytona Beach but then it gets shaded after that. If you we're coming up the turnpike or I-75 through middle of state then I'd say even rural areas in South Florida like Okeechobee would have some exposure to the "south" but then loose most of it again once near Orlando, Tampa, etc. Even north of Orlando is not a guarantee with place like Gainsville breaking the mold somewhat right around UF. One tiny detail though- We didn't consider how they would have gotten to S. Fl in the first place cause if they drove then that's shot. I didn't think we were talking about flying because that would mean what ever southern city they flew into would be the gateway. Let's just use the good ole' Mason-Dixon line and call it a day
 
Old 06-17-2010, 02:28 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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I would second that but only north of Daytona. The Daytona area itself has a fairly high concentration of northern retirees & transplants and I've even seen "Southern Culture" distribution maps that exclude Daytona Beach but then it gets shaded after that. If you we're coming up the turnpike or I-75 through middle of state then I'd say even rural areas in South Florida like Okeechobee would have some exposure to the "south" but then loose most of it again once near Orlando, Tampa, etc. Even north of Orlando is not a guarantee with place like Gainsville breaking the mold somewhat right around UF. One tiny detail though- We didn't consider how they would have gotten to S. Fl in the first place cause if they drove then that's shot. I didn't think we were talking about flying because that would mean what ever southern city they flew into would be the gateway. Let's just use the good ole' Mason-Dixon line and call it a day
I see what you mean, Florida is like that, if you go to the middle of the state you're going to experience some southern culture, but if you stick to the coasts, you barely see it, especially in South Florida.
 
Old 06-17-2010, 04:19 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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I see what you mean, Florida is like that, if you go to the middle of the state you're going to experience some southern culture, but if you stick to the coasts, you barely see it, especially in South Florida.
You're right for the most part, but EAST Fort Myers/North Fort Myers/Lehigh Acres/Olga and all that.. Feels like you're in Louisiana, and these are near the coast (I've been to Lousiana to see the similarities)
 
Old 06-17-2010, 04:20 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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You're right for the most part, but EAST Fort Myers/North Fort Myers/Lehigh Acres/Olga and all that.. Feels like you're in Louisiana, and these are near the coast (I've been to Lousiana to see the similarities)
Yeah thats true, I should've clarified when I said South Florida I basically meant on the eastside.
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