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The regions with the strongest and deepest identities are ones that have distinct accents imo, which CA does not. CA is a big mixed bag of people from all over the world and country and the history of people here doesn't run as deep as elsewhere. Every place has their own identity but many other regions have a stronger one than CA.
Places like Hawaii, the Deep South, Southeast Louisiana, Northeast, and Upper Midwest have a stronger identity than CA imo with more distinct culture and accents.
To me, CA has a very distinct feel, and the way people are there is very different. It just *feels* very different from the rest of the country to me, including other parts of the West. It's hard to put your finger on it, but to me it has a very strong cultural identity.
NorCal and SoCal have very distinct identities (from each other) though, which muddles things a bit.
Instead of accents, there is tons of local and regional slang in CA, much moreso than anywhere else Ive been.
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Originally Posted by sav858
The regions with the strongest and deepest identities are ones that have distinct accents imo, which CA does not. CA is a big mixed bag of people from all over the world and country and the history of people here doesn't run as deep as elsewhere. Every place has their own identity but many other regions have a stronger one than CA.
Places like Hawaii, the Deep South, Southeast Louisiana, Northeast, and Upper Midwest have a stronger identity than CA imo with more distinct culture and accents.
To me, CA has a very distinct feel, and the way people are there is very different. It just *feels* very different from the rest of the country to me, including other parts of the West. It's hard to put your finger on it, but to me it has a very strong cultural identity.
NorCal and SoCal have very distinct identities (from each other) though, which muddles things a bit.
Instead of accents, there is tons of local and regional slang in CA, much moreso than anywhere else Ive been.
This could be said of many other regions as well. Everyplace seems to have a different feel, vibe, and atmosphere. That's not unique to CA at all. Other places have both accents and their own regional slang, again nothing that is unique to Ca there.
Northern CA is more like the PNW and Southern CA is more like the SW. I don't really think CA deserves its own category as those parts blend in with areas outside of the state in both the way they look and the culture. Portland and Seattle are more like SF while Phoenix and Vegas are more like LA. Which to me is part of the reason its not as distinct as other places.
Palm Trees arent distinguishing? Huge mountains? sunshine? heavy asian population? heavy hispanic population?
give me a break...just another sad midwesterner desperately trying to convey some sort of dominance over another region on the internet because no one believes them in real life
Palm trees can be found in the South and Southwest. Haven't you ever seen a picture of New Orleans or Miami or Phoenix or Las Vegas?
Huge mountains can be found in the Eastern US and the Pacific Northwest. The Appalachians extend from New England to Mississippi, while the Cascades run from British Columbia through Washington to Oregon.
Asians can be found throughout the entire US. NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, DC, and Chicago all have Chinatowns.
Hispanics can be found throughout the entire US as well. Florida, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Illinois all have huge Hispanic populations.
Palm trees can be found in the South and Southwest. Haven't you ever seen a picture of New Orleans or Miami or Phoenix or Las Vegas?
Huge mountains can be found in the Eastern US and the Pacific Northwest. The Appalachians extend from New England to Mississippi, while the Cascades run from British Columbia through Washington to Oregon.
Asians can be found throughout the entire US. NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, DC, and Chicago all have Chinatowns.
Hispanics can be found throughout the entire US as well. Florida, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Illinois all have huge Hispanic populations.
Fail. Try again.
He always fails and you won't be able to convince him otherwise unfortunately.
Not really. The two halves are way more alike than anyone wants to admit.
Depends how you want to look at it, I know they are not that fundamentally different but Northern CA shares that intellectual, hippy, liberal vibe that Portland and Seattle have and Southern CA that fun in the sun, more conservative vibe that places like Phoenix and Vegas have. People in Northern CA dress more like those in the NW and SoCal people dress more like those in the SW, VERY GENERALLY speaking. In those respects they are similar to other nearby regions.
Which regions are most distinct? What I mean is, which have the most easily identifiable and iconic geographical/regional identity, in terms of culture?
My rankings
1.) The South
2.) The Midwest
3.) The Northeast
4.) California
5.) Pacific Northwest
6.) Southwest
7.) Mountain West
California has a much stonger identity than all of the other places mentioned because its a single state that most people identify very strong images to.
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