Does Virginia have more similarities with Maryland or North Carolina? (transplants, neighborhood)

[AllEars85]

Where are there row house neighborhoods in NC, i dont believe that we're talking about SC are we. Even though that was not what i meant by that post.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by AllEars85

What about Richmond Va its neighborhoods and architecture is more like D.C. and Md than anything in NC.

With that I agree.

[BigCityDreamer]

I think that Maryland and Virginia pretty much "go together" since they are connected by the Washington, D.C. region - which is the most important part of both states.

North Carolina feels less tied to Virginia, even though there's a cultural similarity between the 2 states.

[Diff1]

Im still wanting to hear about these rowhouse neighborhoods in NC someone mentioned a few posts back

[BajanYankee]

North Carolina.

Both are large tobacco producing states. Both states lean to the right politically (Virginia less so).

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by KeyserSoze

I'd give it a slight edge to MD due to NOVA increasingly becoming the political and economic powerhouse of the state, which is more aligned with Central Maryland.

But 2/3rds of Virginia lives in ROVA, which is not aligned with Central Maryland.

[KeyserSoze]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

But 2/3rds of Virginia lives in ROVA, which is not aligned with Central Maryland.

But NOVA has more economic and political power. And it's the part of the state that's growing the fastest in terms of population.

[Diff1]

So RVA is more like NC cities Banjan?

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

I think that Maryland and Virginia pretty much "go together" since they are connected by the Washington, D.C. region - which is the most important part of both states.

North Carolina feels less tied to Virginia, even though there's a cultural similarity between the 2 states.

True, but I think states can be tied to each other while sharing more characteristics with other states. For instance, the Carolinas are tied together by Charlotte primarily and certainly the two states have many similarities (even if some high-falutin' NC'ers would like to think otherwise), but characteristically NC is more like VA than SC.

Originally Posted by Diff1

So RVA is more like NC cities Banjan?

Aside from the rowhouses, Winston-Salem feels like a mini-Richmond to me.

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by KeyserSoze

But NOVA has more economic and political power. And it's the part of the state that's growing the fastest in terms of population.

NOVA does not have more political power than ROVA. I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean. There are more votes in ROVA. Just because NOVA is helping to tip some elections in Democrats' favor does not mean that it has more political power.

And again, NOVA is not even close to being the majority of Virginia.

Originally Posted by Diff1

So RVA is more like NC cities Banjan?

Depends on which cities you're talking about. Hampton? Portsmouth? Chesapeake? Roanoke? Petersburg? Virginia Beach? In terms of their physical build, no, they are not all that different from many NC cities. Denser? Yeah. But it's not as dramatic as, say, the difference in the built environment between metro Philadelphia and metro Charlotte. A lot of Virginia looks like any old regular place.

People often compare Richmond to Baltimore because they both have rowhouses, but Richmond is not covered with rowhouses. The area of the city that has rowhouses is about the equivalent of one DC neighborhood (if that).