Northern states where most people identify as southern? (accents, accent, metro)

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by KeyserSoze

Just saying to be careful. There's a brigade that'll force you to say "Maryland is entirely Northern".

They will come, and they will be foaming at the mouth when they arrive.

[TANaples]

Next you people will be saying MAINE is Southern too. Give it up. I spent my summers in Indiana as a child. MIDWESTERN. They did not think of themselves are Southern.

The Civil War is OVER. The South LOST.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by TANaples

I spent my summers in Indiana as a child. MIDWESTERN. They did not think of themselves are Southern.

I guess that depends on who you ask :Our Brown County, Indiana: Gateway to the South

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by TANaples

Next you people will be saying MAINE is Southern too. Give it up. I spent my summers in Indiana as a child. MIDWESTERN. They did not think of themselves are Southern.

The Civil War is OVER. The South LOST.

You just proved my point.

Thanks!

[TANaples]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

I guess that depends on who you ask :Our Brown County, Indiana: Gateway to the South

One small part. You cannot paint an entire state from one small part. That would be like saying the entire state of NY is just like NYC. Absurd.

[Newarkbomb]

I think PA has BIG country, but not southern. I would say Maryland, duh.

[LexusNexus]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Not MOST as in most of the population, but most compared to other northern states. For purposes of convenience VA, FL, KY, WV, OK etc will be called Southern. Has there been a poll/survey done? Just my first thoughts would be:

1. Missouri
2. Indiana
3. Maryland
4. New Mexico
5. Kansas
5. Ohio
6. Delaware
7. Pennsylvania
8. Arizona
9. D.C.
10. Illinois

None of these states are southern, with the exception of rural part of Maryland and the southern tip of Missouri. Scratch the rest off this list, ESPECIALLY ILL, PA, and DEL. Nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, southern about these fine states. Not even close.

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by TANaples

One small part. You cannot paint an entire state from one small part. That would be like saying the entire state of NY is just like NYC. Absurd.

No more absurd than your blanket statement that the entire state considers themselves MIDWESTERNERS.

Indiana is a big state, and the southern reaches of it have a distinctively southern flavor. I mean, come on - they border Kentucky.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by TANaples

One small part. You cannot paint an entire state from one small part. That would be like saying the entire state of NY is just like NYC. Absurd.

You can't say no one does, either I never said the whole state but you did.

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by Alexus

None of these states are southern, with the exception of rural part of Maryland and the southern tip of Missouri. Scratch the rest off this list, ESPECIALLY ILL, PA, and DEL. Nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, southern about these fine states. Not even close.

Then you have OBVIOUSLY never been to all of them.

I would just love to see you in Cairo, IL!!!!!!!!!