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The US Census Bureau doesn't even list DC as Mid Atlantic. I thought most people at least agreed on that. Even on the weather channel they call it that. Also I don't know one person in DC that has ever called it a southern city. There's nothing southern about it.
Like someone else mentioned, this isn't the Civil War Era anymore. Who cares about the Mason Dixon line. That was over 100 years ago! Things change. Are you sure DC is should even be called the Nation's Capital? Because at one point it wasn't and apparently that's all that matters to some people.
Why is the regional designation of Washington D.C. such an issue for some people? It is not the topic of this thread, and the OP even stipulated D.C.'s location for the purposes of the thread.
It's a very trivial topic that seems to be really important to a very few people. Who cares?
Why is the regional designation of Washington D.C. such an issue for some people? It is not the topic of this thread, and the OP even stipulated D.C.'s location for the purposes of the thread.
It's a very trivial topic that seems to be really important to a very few people. Who cares?
I've said that before too, but it matters to some people I guess. I asked if once you cross an imaginary line if people and culture were supposed to magically change. Crossing the line between North and South isn't anymore different than crossing a state, or even city line, from one northern city to another.
Example: Georgia and Florida are just as different as Georgia and Pennsylvania. Citywise, Atlanta and Orlando are just as different as Atlanta and Philly.
Why is the regional designation of Washington D.C. such an issue for some people? It is not the topic of this thread, and the OP even stipulated D.C.'s location for the purposes of the thread.
It's a very trivial topic that seems to be really important to a very few people. Who cares?
I never really used to care, but it's just one of those claims (that D.C. is Southern) that I find so false and inaccurate, yet it is repeated just often enough to be irritating.
I usually take the attitude that "opinions are opinions", but anyone who sees D.C. as an actual Southern city is a bit sick in the head. New York City is about as Southern.
DC is geographically Southern using the Mason-Dixon line as a border, but not culturally Southern, although it has a few trace elements of Southern culture. I should everyone can at least agree on that, so let's move on now.
Well in media, Atlanta does beat Dallas and Houston in that regards. No denying that. But media shouldn't be the only reason to put Atlanta higher than Dallas when it comes to culture. Arts, museums, entertainment (whether it be popular or not) should be used as well. This is where Houston and Dallas closes the gap. Not to say that Atlanta does not have those three things themselves. But this is where Houston shines and Dallas has made some ground with their new arts district.
Politically, you are correct in both assertions in civil rights and with the others no longer in power. But Houston is still a political power mostly because of it's number one industry.
Economically, they are nearly all the same. But Houston and Dallas has a higher GDP and more fortune 500 companies. Atlanta and Dallas has a more diverse economy but Houston has the larger and more powerful industry out of the three and Houston is rapidly diversifying it's economy. I think these three cities plus Miami are closer to each other in the South than the other regions. It's just that the region is so big, vast, and broad. I do agree that Atlanta covers a much larger area of the South than Miami, Dallas, and Houston. Business wise, I would have to say that Houston comes out on top Regionally, Nationally, and Internationally due to Oil, the ports, and the largest medical district in the world.
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That's my point. Which is why I said all three cities including Miami are 1a 1b 1c 1d. The South is basically the only region without a dominate powerhouse.
So in 2025 when DFW will be on the verge of esclipsing Chicago for the 3rd largest metro area in the country will it be considered the regional center powerhouse. DFW need to get it together and form an identity and some pride. DFW is the largest metro area in the south by a healthy margin and 4th largest in the country. This is begining to really tick me off. I am puzzled that Dallas/Fort Worth metro has added more residents than any metro since 2000 but people are puzzled about what it offers.
So in 2025 when DFW will be on the verge of esclipsing Chicago for the 3rd largest metro area in the country will it be considered the regional center powerhouse. DFW need to get it together and form an identity and some pride. DFW is the largest metro area in the south by a healthy margin and 4th largest in the country. This is begining to really tick me off. I am puzzled that Dallas/Fort Worth metro has added more residents than any metro since 2000 but people are puzzled about what it offers.
I suppose I can understand that since Dallas is the region's largest city and is really only beginning to get serious about making downtown a true destination with all the investment in parks and cultural facilities and what not. All that most people probably know is that it offers lots of jobs, affordable housing, moderate weather, and sports teams. And it's not that that's a bad thing, but it can prevent people from knowing what the true essence of the region is all about--aside from Dallas (the soap opera), that is. You just expect a region that large to be noted for something other than corporate headquarters--colleges/universities, cultural facilities, ethnic neighborhoods, etc. and it's just not.
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