Does Virginia have more similarities with Maryland or North Carolina? (high school, shop)
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I'm originally from the Bay Area and now live in VA, moving here from an outsider's perspective I have noticed similarities between NC, VA, D.C. and MD but its usually D.C. and MD that will not agree with this though lol
I'm originally from the Bay Area and now live in VA, moving here from an outsider's perspective I have noticed similarities between NC, VA, D.C. and MD but its usually D.C. and MD that will not agree with this though lol
NC and Maryland/DC to an extent which is understandable. You can find similarities between Maryland and Pennsylvania doesn't mean they're very much alike.
I'm originally from the Bay Area and now live in VA, moving here from an outsider's perspective I have noticed similarities between NC, VA, D.C. and MD but its usually D.C. and MD that will not agree with this though lol
"Virginia and North Carolina? Those redneck states?" LOL. I don't see a ton of similarities between North Carolina and Maryland but I'm sure there are some.
I don't think of DC as a gritty city at all; it doesn't have an industrial history like other cities in the mid-Atlantic. Of course it has some gritty inner neighborhoods, but that's a pretty ubiquitous characteristic. I find Winston-Salem and Richmond to be more alike in the gritty department, while Richmond and DC are more alike in the urban department.
I actually think Richmond is closer to Winston-Salem than DC in terms of economic diversity. Of course Richmond has many government jobs as a state capital, but they don't come close to defining its economy which isn't the case for DC. Both Richmond and Winston-Salem have somewhat large corporate profiles for their sizes, which include banking operations, tobacco corporations, and energy corporations. I agree that Winston-Salem wasn't historically or isn't presently known for having a prominent Black community; Richmond is more like Durham on this front (Jackson Ward/Parrish Street). From what I can tell, Richmond is somewhere in between Winston and DC when it comes to nightlife and downtown weekday activity (and I know DC is more of a lounge and bar city, with happy hour being a pretty big deal there; not sure how Richmond compares in that regard). I also don't get the sense that Richmond has the same professional vibe as DC which puts a pretty high premium on career and networking, noticeably more than other cities; I think Richmond and Winston-Salem are more laid back on this front, as are most cities. Certainly both Richmond and DC are river cities, but DC doesn't really have a "river culture" like Richmond since the city didn't spring up due to its proximity to the river, nor did it primarily use the river for trade and industry.
Even in some of the outer neighborhoods, you'll see some degree of grittiness in DC as well, particularly on South Capitol St heading towards the Eastover Shopping Center across the PG line. And parts of Southwest and Northeast have an industrial character that most people don't seem aware of for some reason. They aren't steel mills but their industrial nonetheless.
Even in some of the outer neighborhoods, you'll see some degree of grittiness in DC as well, particularly on South Capitol St heading towards the Eastover Shopping Center across the PG line. And parts of Southwest and Northeast have an industrial character that most people don't seem aware of for some reason. They aren't steel mills but their industrial nonetheless.
I've seen some VERY gritty areas of DC over the years, but some of them have been sterilized recently. DC definitely has some grit, but not many people see it.
"Virginia and North Carolina? Those redneck states?" LOL. I don't see a ton of similarities between North Carolina and Maryland but I'm sure there are some.
Even in some of the outer neighborhoods, you'll see some degree of grittiness in DC as well, particularly on South Capitol St heading towards the Eastover Shopping Center across the PG line. And parts of Southwest and Northeast have an industrial character that most people don't seem aware of for some reason. They aren't steel mills but their industrial nonetheless.
I gotcha, but that's like how Charlotte has gritty areas that almost no one who hasn't lived there or visited frequently knows about but they don't define the city at all. And Charlotte actually had a much more blue collar history with the textile industry than DC ever had.
Yep, HAD. They couldn't win the ACC, so they had to get in the B1G where they could compete. LOL!
I think Maryland has some wild ponies somewhere along the coast like NC does.
I've heard the DC and Baltimore suburbs aren't too different from the Raleigh/Durham suburbs, but I guess most suburbs along the East Coast aren't going to be that dissimilar. I grew up with some kids originally from Maryland in Raleigh, and you do see a decent amount of Maryland license plates in the area so I guess there is some interaction between the two. After all, without any Richmond or DC traffic, you can drive from Raleigh to Baltimore in less than five hours. That's even closer than Atlanta. Also, before the Carolina Panthers, Raleigh and (I guess) most areas of NC pulled for the Washington Redskins. I'm sure the Outer Banks in NC and Eastern Shore in MD have some similarities, too. However, this is getting a little off-topic. As I've said many times, I think Virginia is more similar to North Carolina in the long run.
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DC definitely has some grit, but not many people see it.
An Atlantic coast is about all I can think of. 
