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IOW, what are two areas where the cultures are the least similar and where people moving from one to the other would find it the most difficult to fit in or acclimate?
Also, we live in the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes Region. Is there anywhere in the continental U.S. where we would be the most likely to feel like outsiders and be treated as such? The vibe that I'm getting from reading many threads here on C-D is that people from our area can generally acclimate pretty much anywhere, but I wonder if I'm just reading posts that reflect that and missing the ones that say the opposite.
the regions have more similarities than we care to admit
In general, I tend to agree. There are probably more similarities in lifestyle between, say, Atlanta, GA and NYC than there are between Atlanta and rural upstate NY or NYC and rural Georgia.
sidenote: which do you think are more different, urban areas between regions, or rural areas between regions?
Anywhere to the Eskimo regions of Alaska, like Nome.
A Cajun moving just about anywhere.
And, left-coast tree huggers seem to have a real problem adjusting to Texas west of Balcones.
Was gonna say that or vice versa. Cajuns mix deep south ways of life with something else entirely. The #1 thing they would miss is the food and dancing. So many Cajun restaurants down here have a dance floor and encourage you to use it.
Looking at features of the two groups the Cajun-dominated counties are some of the most conservative/Republican counties to be largely/majority Catholic. So a liberal area with a low percentage of Catholics might be a good opposite. Eugene, Oregon looks to be in a county with a low percent Catholic and is fairly liberal in voting pattern.
The Zuni are rural, agriculture, and apparently many of them have maintained their traditional religion. They also live in a fairly warm land. So possibly a cold/coldish urban area with a low percent of indigenous people would be the most different. Maybe Boston or Pittsburgh as both look to be just .2% American Indigenous.
Was gonna say that or vice versa. Cajuns mix deep south ways of life with something else entirely. The #1 thing they would miss is the food and dancing. So many Cajun restaurants down here have a dance floor and encourage you to use it.
I agree. Cajun culture involves a measure of savoir faire which many people find uncomfortable. Not only that, but Cajun culture is much more amoral, as opposed to immoral, than most people can tolerate.
But, I don't know as if it works the other way. Cajun's are not uninformed about other cultures, nor are they generally stupid. I can't say the same about others.
Miami to the rural NW. I would never go there, scary place. They still have a modern KKK group up there somewhere.
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