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View Poll Results: Which region is Better?
The West 80 61.07%
South 51 38.93%
Voters: 131. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-01-2009, 12:03 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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From what I've heard (and to an extent seen), this is very true. IMO, the rural parts of the South and Deep South states are a POS, but the urban cities of the South, particularly Houston, Austin, Northern Virginia (excluding DC), and Charlotte are more progressive than the Northeastern cities, even to the point of being as progressive as Seattle, San Diego, and Denver.
Don't be so quick to dismiss the rural areas. Yes, a lot of them are indeed stuck in another time era, but some of them have quaint small-town downtown areas with nice architecture and lots of remnants of its history intact. Check out Madison, GA as an example.
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Old 08-02-2009, 09:04 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, La
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South has the best food. there is absolutely no comparison.
Also, Louisiana does not have the option of building subways. Its physically impossible or we would have at least in N.O.

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Old 08-02-2009, 11:01 PM
 
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You make a good point, I'm sure the urban areas in the south are far less backwards than the rural.
Yup. Same with the rural areas up north.
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Old 08-03-2009, 12:36 AM
 
Location: Bronx, NY
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The West is so much better than the South
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Old 08-03-2009, 02:43 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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south also has tropical beaches that the west doesn't.
Hawaii, a western state(), is the only state located in the Tropics.
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Old 08-03-2009, 09:07 AM
 
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The West is so much better than the South
I agree, the west is far superior in all categories.
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Old 08-03-2009, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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The west....West coast....
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