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Try living much further North! Then you'd understand the perspective!!
Cincinnati is not "southern". However, I got the impression the locals relate more with Louisville/Lexington/Charleston than they do Cleveland/Detroit/Fort Wayne.
Well.....if you whistle Dixie, people will think you're Dixie.
Except that Cincy is very much north of Dixie. There's a lot more to defining a region than accent. And even within Cincy, it's hard to nail down an accent. It's very similar to here folks here in Indy -- a mixture of Great Lakes-like accents, southern Indiana/Ohio twang and whole lot in between. Certainly many people in Cincinnati have ancestral roots in Appalachia. But much of Cincy is still very German and Catholic, which can't be said for most of the south.
I spent 8 formative years in Arkansas -- firmly a southern state. They think of Cincinnati as Yankee Land. That's perspective.
Except that Cincy is very much north of Dixie. There's a lot more to defining a region than accent. And even within Cincy, it's hard to nail down an accent. It's very similar to here folks here in Indy -- a mixture of Great Lakes-like accents, southern Indiana/Ohio twang and whole lot in between. Certainly many people in Cincinnati have ancestral roots in Appalachia. But much of Cincy is still very German and Catholic, which can't be said for most of the south.
I spent 8 formative years in Arkansas -- firmly a southern state. They think of Cincinnati as Yankee Land. That's perspective.
There's just a lot that places like Cincy have in common with more Southern commonalities (like accent, politics, culture, etc.) that you just don't expect in a "Northern" city if you are from a more "extreme" Northern city. It threw me off, that's for sure! I'm sure that doesn't necessarily make it "Southern" but in relation to say, Chicago, it is. In relation to Memphis or Atlanta, I'm sure it's no different than Chicago to a Southerner!
There's just a lot that places like Cincy have in common with more Southern commonalities (like accent, politics, culture, etc.) that you just don't expect in a "Northern" city if you are from a more "extreme" Northern city. It threw me off, that's for sure! I'm sure that doesn't necessarily make it "Southern" but in relation to say, Chicago, it is. In relation to Memphis or Atlanta, I'm sure it's no different than Chicago to a Southerner!
To me Cincy people seem to be related to to people in Indy,Cleveland and especially Dayton and Columbus and so many transplants from California and Florida.
Cincinnati is much more denser and more high rises then Cleveland. Not to mention Cincinnati has a much more smaller downtown yet larger downtown population. More vibrancy, better skyline, better foods, better museums DOWNTOWN and better retail....example..Tiffany Company, sax Fifth Avenue, Mayses, T,J, max and these retail are actually in the hear of downtown not on the edge.
You show a wide shot of Cinci's skyline and compare it too a portion of Cleveland's? The reason being Cleveland's is much larger. This is how you ''prove'' a point?
Hahaha Cincinnati downtown population is not 5,000 are you kidding! Its 13,000 plus you should fill in that "twice" you put into saying that Cleveland downtown is twice the size of cincy and less people..GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT Thousands of new residents now calling downtown Cincinnati home — UrbanCincy
Actually, Cali, Cincinnati's ''downtown'' population includes Over-the-Rhine. If Cleveland included, let's say, Ohio City as it is adjacent to the west of downtown Cleveland, then Cleveland's ''downtown'' population would be about 25,000; adding in the University Circle to east of downtown Cleveland (areas which are, in fact, merging) the population would 35,000+; adding Tremont to the south of downtown Cleveland and were getting to 50,000; Detroit-Shoreway and we're at 65,000+. See how fun and easy it is to manipulate facts.
One thing about Cincinnati is that it's much more provincial than Cleveland. Like Minneapolis, people from there tend to think it's the greatest thing around... largely because it's the only thing around. So people like Cali bringing up ridiculous arguments like Cincinnati has better public transit than Cleveland really isn't that surprising.
One thing about Cincinnati is that it's much more provincial than Cleveland. Like Minneapolis, people from there tend to think it's the greatest thing around... largely because it's the only thing around. So people like Cali bringing up ridiculous arguments like Cincinnati has better public transit than Cleveland really isn't that surprising.
Which leads to discounting credibility about any other posts and ''facts''. I lived in Cinci for 4 years; nice place, twangy accents and an amazing amount of animosity for Cleveland. Lived in Cleveland, never heard a beep about Cinci; strange, these one-sided rivalries (kinda like Chicago's rivalry with NY). I think Cleveland and Cinci are completely different cities.
Except that Cincy is very much north of Dixie. There's a lot more to defining a region than accent. And even within Cincy, it's hard to nail down an accent. It's very similar to here folks here in Indy -- a mixture of Great Lakes-like accents, southern Indiana/Ohio twang and whole lot in between. Certainly many people in Cincinnati have ancestral roots in Appalachia. But much of Cincy is still very German and Catholic, which can't be said for most of the south.
I spent 8 formative years in Arkansas -- firmly a southern state. They think of Cincinnati as Yankee Land. That's perspective.
Probably because Cincinnati is in Ohio; if Cincinnati was across the river where Newport, KY is, then it might not be considered to be in Yankee Land.
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