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Wow, a lot of people pair Michigan with Ohio. Other than the SE corner and a thin band across the bottom of the State, MI really has little in common with Ohio. For the most part we don't consider each other as "sister" states either.
MI pairs up MUCH better with WI, than any other State. Up the West side of MI, across the northern part of the lower peninsula, and in the UP there is a LARGE following of Packers fans as well Lions fans. Even though I hate football, it is a pretty good indication of where people associate themselves with. I have never met a MI native born Browns or Bengals fan.
Agree. I have lived in all 3 states. Michigan and Ohio are 2 different animals. People in Michigan do not know where Cincinnati is located.
Which states are the number 1 sister of California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida?
I see some people pairing Virginia with Maryland. I don't agree with this. Virginia is much different than Maryland outside of NOVA. Richmond is much more like Raleigh than it is to Baltimore. Also, southwest VA is pretty similar to Kentucky.
New York = Pennsylvania
New Jersey = Delaware
Maryland = Virginia
North Carolina = South Carolina
Georgia = Alabama
Michigan = Wisconsin
California = Nevada
New York and New Jersey possibly have the closest, most intertwined relationship than any other two states… I mean both states technically own and control the World Trade Center (PANYNJ), for one, not to mention the 3 area airports plus more smaller ones, and AC's airport now, and the NJ-NY bridges and tunnels.
It seems to me that California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia have no siblings, but several "cousin" states instead.
It seems to me that California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia have no siblings, but several "cousin" states instead.
Louisiana has Mississippi, Connecticut-Massachusetts and Oklahoma-Arkansas.
Outside of NOVA and the ares immediately around that Chesapeake, real southern culture dominates a big chunk of Virginia. You do see some mountain folk in Western Maryland, but I wouldn't call Maryland culturally southern. Plus, the political attitudes between the two are huge.
Virginia and Maryland are more like two neighbors with a lot in common, but with a totally different set of values. They smile to each other's face and go to each other's Memorial Day BBQs, but Virginia secretly thinks Maryland is going to hell and Maryland is secretly jealous of Virginia's new SUV and meat smoker.
Virginia's match is clearly North Carolina.
This is without question the best answer to the VA/NC/MD question.
I can speak for North Carolina, being a native of this state. You can draw similarities between NC and every state that borders NC. Although most people would say NC and SC have the most in common, I'd say Virginia is a better state to pair up with NC. SC was always a little too Deep South, while NC and VA are Upper South. Plus, NC and VA are much more progressive than NC. Today, GA is also very similar to NC, even more so than SC IMO. East TN is also pretty similar to western NC.
Here are some other state comparisons IMO:
Alabama-South Carolina
Arkansas-Oklahoma
Tennessee-Kentucky
Maryland-Delaware
Vermont-New Hampshire
Illinois-Indiana
Minnesota-Wisconsin
Iowa-Nebraska
Oregon-Washington
Arizona-New Mexico
Wyoming-Montana
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