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We're not talking about "Northeastern." Where do you see "northeastern" anywhere in the title of the thread?
We're talking about the Mid-Atlantic. And yes, Virginia is the Mid-Atlantic. There are a bazillion sources confirming this.
Now the Northeast = New England + Mid Atlantic. Just sayin....
The exact same place that I saw you mention "New England." MId Atlantic =Lower Northeast+ Upper South... That's are far as it goes. VA is Mid Atlantic, yet southern.
It used to be southern, but it's effectively been taken over by Yankee transplants. The Mason-Dixon Line is getting pushed down to the VA/NC Border.
A city like Norfolk has more in common with DC or Baltimore than it does with Nashville or Atlanta.
Your first statement would be totally wrong...your second statement would be right because of history and proximity which is one reason the modern day usage of Mid-Atlantic is really about these areas and not some "Middle Colonies."
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Well, traditionally, Washington, DC never had hip hop (they were about Go-Go), so anything south of Philadelphia was considered Southern Hip Hop. But times have changed. We can't keep living in the past. Hampton Roads has nothing in common with places like Jacksonville, New Orleans, Houston, etc. It looks more like New England than any of those places.
Yes Washington DC didn't have a WELL known hip hop history but what goes on is brainwashing...if they did come out rapping they would still be from the East Coast. NY and Philly don't own the label so when people relate in RAP terms instead of regional and logistical reality, that is where the confusion comes in. Go Go is an East Coast form of music from the city of Washington DC, imagine that. Miami Bass is an East Coast form of music from the city of Miami, imagine that. The Dirty South is a RAP region. The East Coast for the RAP world may be interpreted as just NY/PHI but that is not reality. As far as the RAP world goes the WHOLE DMV was supposed to go by "Middle East" which is what Pusha was hinting at but he knows that's not his idea so he play his role and others will rep that who rep that. People cant half way pay attention to context which is where all this confusion comes from. Also, some ninjas think they funny and $#!t but they not...so tryn be slick to a ninja that KNOW, aint wassup.
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Mid Atlantic is a sub-region that stretches from north to south Atlantic states. The Mason- Dixon is where the south begins. Anything south and west of that line is in no way Northeastern.
New York State is mid-Atlantic, which means that the city of Plattsburgh, NY is considered to be in the mid-Atlantic.
Like was said several times, originally they were the Middle States not the Middle Atlantic states. So it seems strange now that Plattsburgh would be Mid-Atlantic but there are historic reasons for it.
New York is also a bit strange because while in many ways it has a lot in common with its neighbors but at the same time it does not quite fit into any of the nearby regions easily.
The exact same place that I saw you mention "New England." MId Atlantic =Lower Northeast+ Upper South... That's are far as it goes. VA is Mid Atlantic, yet southern.
The Northeast = New England + Middle Atlantic. Period. We've already established this. There are sources to back this up.
There are sources to "back up" any position on this issue. If reading the dozens of city-data threads on this topic recently should demonstrate anything, it's that (A) there is NOT a commonly accepted definition of the Mid-Atlantic, and (B) the definition of the Northeast = New England + Mid-Atlantic is not shared by everyone.
There seems to be two prevailing notions.
1. The Mid-Atlantic is a subset of the Northeast and Virginia is not part of the Mid-Atlantic.
2. The Mid-Atlantic includes some Northeastern and some Southeastern states and Virginia is part of the Mid-Atlantic.
Go read your thread in the Hampton Roads forum. There aren't very many replies yet but several have already said that in their opinion they are Mid-Atlantic AND Southern.
So you can't say that because there are "sources" that say Virginia is Mid-Atlantic that therefore Virginia is northeastern. I'd wager that most of the "sources" come from Prevailing Notion #2.
There are sources to "back up" any position on this issue. If reading the dozens of city-data threads on this topic recently should demonstrate anything, it's that (A) there is NOT a commonly accepted definition of the Mid-Atlantic, and (B) the definition of the Northeast = New England + Mid-Atlantic is not shared by everyone.
There seems to be two prevailing notions.
1. The Mid-Atlantic is a subset of the Northeast and Virginia is not part of the Mid-Atlantic.
2. The Mid-Atlantic includes some Northeastern and some Southeastern states and Virginia is part of the Mid-Atlantic.
Go read your thread in the Hampton Roads forum. There aren't very many replies yet but several have already said that in their opinion they are Mid-Atlantic AND Southern.
So you can't say that because there are "sources" that say Virginia is Mid-Atlantic that therefore Virginia is northeastern. I'd wager that most of the "sources" come from Prevailing Notion #2.
Virginia is the Mid-Atlantic. We can at least all agree on that.
Yes, the Census Bureau places VA in the South. This is true. But the Census also puts MD, DC and VA in the South. So that must be wrong. It's wrong because we know these states are Middle Atlantic States.
In reality, Richmond has more in common with DC and Baltimore than it does with Savannah or Birmingham. It is economically and culturally tied into the I-95 corridor.
New York is also a bit strange because while in many ways it has a lot in common with its neighbors but at the same time it does not quite fit into any of the nearby regions easily.
That's true, but VA is definitely tied into NYC economically, especially with the Northeast Regional running from Boston to Newport News.
Virginia is the Mid-Atlantic. We can at least all agree on that.
Yes, the Census Bureau places VA in the South. This is true. But the Census also puts MD, DC and VA in the South. So that must be wrong. It's wrong because we know these states are Middle Atlantic States.
Again, not everyone's definition of Mid Atlantic excludes the South. Is it part of the Northeast, part of the Southeast, overlapping both, or is it part of neither the Northeast nor the Southeast but its own region? Different people have different opinions on this. I consider the Mid Atlantic to be part of the Northeast, and therefore Virginia to me is not part of the Mid Atlantic. I suspect those who include Virginia in their definition of the Mid Atlantic tend to think of the Mid Atlantic as being part of the northeast and southeast (overlapping the two regions) or its own region apart from either the northeast or the southeast. Again, see your thread in the Hampton Roads forum for the opinions of people who live in southeastern Virginia.
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In reality, Richmond has more in common with DC and Baltimore than it does with Savannah or Birmingham. It is economically and culturally tied into the I-95 corridor.
That is true. Places close to one another are usually more similar to one another than places much farther apart, even if there is a regional boundary between them. Richmond is more similar to DC (100 miles away) than it is to Savannah (500 miles away) or Birmingham (nearly 700 miles away).
Richmond is also more similar to Raleigh or Greensboro than it is to Bangor ME or Burlington VT.
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