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You just believe Baltimore is Southern no matter what anyone else says. Baltimore culturally and linguistically has more in common with Philly than Richmond. Same for DC.
Why are linguistic patterns supposed to be a be all end all line of demarcation? That is one small aspect of demographics. And culture is such a vague term. KC's and (STL's) barbecue for example is a huge cultural aspect but is basically nonexistent in other Midwestern cities, though it is a big part of many southern cities. Does that make KC southern? No, but it's an example of how culture can mean many different things and doesn't necessarily adhere to traditional regional borders. If you're going to argue that the Midwest and South are both monocultural you're going to have to speak with a good deal more specificity.
I'd say that honor belongs to DC. Baltimore feels more like Wilmington, Philly, Camden, Newark, etc. than DC.
No, not at all. DC doesn't feel Northeastern at all, but it does feel "east coast" in the sense that BajanYankee is defining. If the question was which one felt least Northeastern, Richmond would clearly win anyway.
Wilmington, Camden, and Newark all have significant Latino neighborhoods. Philly has that plus a gentrified area downtown with young professionals. Regardless, Camden and Newark weren't even on the list to vote upon.
Philly is similar to Cincy. It has a very German heritage, similar architecture, and the climate is similar. Similar to Columbus in that there is a large college educated population, similar to most Midwest locales in that Hispanics are significant, and finally, similar in a Middle American cultural fashion. Philly is an "everycity" representative of American culture as a whole rather than specifically one region. Same with the Midwest.
Philly is similar to Cincy. It has a very German heritage, similar architecture, and the climate is similar. Similar to Columbus in that there is a large college educated population, similar to most Midwest locales in that Hispanics are significant, and finally, similar in a Middle American cultural fashion. Philly is an "everycity" representative of American culture as a whole rather than specifically one region. Same with the Midwest.
Well I live in Philly's Germantown neighborhood-and there really is no German heritage/culture left and hasn't been for probably a Century or more LOL. It has been Irish/Italian/Jewish and now mostly African-American today and for the last several decades. I can't think of anywhere else in Philly that is known for "German heritage" really, at least in this Century and last. Maybe you say that because of the Quaker history?
I've also never heard Philly/Cincy described as similar either but I've only been to Cleveland and the surrounding area in Ohio. Baltimore probably has the most in common with Philly architecturally, but Philly is pretty unique in this regard.
Philly does not have a "large college educated population" overall although Center City stands out. Maybe you mean a large student population?
But since when do most locales in the Midwest have significant Hispanic populations? Aren't Chicago and Cleveland the only major cities in the Midwest with this? And what is "Middle American culture"? Care to describe?
You're arguing that DC feels more like Wilmington, Philly, Camden, Newark, etc than Baltimore???? I think you'd be one of precious few to make such an argument.
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DC doesn't feel Northeastern at all, but it does feel "east coast" in the sense that BajanYankee is defining.
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"East Coast" refers to the Bos-Wash corridor 99% of the time on C-D. The polls options pretty much tell which Wilmington is being referred to.
That's what I gathered, but Richmond being on there made me do a double take. Guess it's at the extreme end of BosWash, but doesn't really scream "East Coast" in the classic sense.
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