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I'm probably inclined to say Boston as well. One major factor here besides its age is that it didn't receive nearly as many Southern migrants during the Great Migration as other large cities, so it didn't receive as much Southern cultural influences.
I'm probably inclined to say Boston as well. One major factor here besides its age is that it didn't receive nearly as many Southern migrants during the Great Migration as other large cities, so it didn't receive as much Southern cultural influences.
The only city I city I could see having a southern influence is Detroit. What other cities have that up north?
I can see the southern influence of Louisiana on the AA population and their neighborhoods in Los Angeles but where is there southern influence in cities up north?
As one of the nation's oldest if not the oldest city, Boston was essentially the beginning of Northern culture in the United States. It came before New York, and it came before Philadelphia, and certainly before any city in the Midwest.
Maybe because you live on the East Coast? I was recently further north than the entire state of New York, but I guess I wasn't in the North cuz I was in the Midwest
The North, like the South, is to diverse to say. Outside of areas bordering the South, I wouldn't say that one northern place is more northern than another.
I will vote for Chicago because it's known for having ethnic groups that are associated with the North, and is known for a somewhat nasal accent, a cold climate and industrial heritage, and doesn't seem heavily Midwestern, which brings it between northeastern and Midwestern cities IMO.
Boston is also known for a lot of these things and gets more snow (43") than Chicago does (37") in an average winter.
Cities like Philadelphia and Detroit seem too northeastern and Midwestern for me to choose them to be representative of the entire North.
The only city I city I could see having a southern influence is Detroit. What other cities have that up north?
I can see the southern influence of Louisiana on the AA population and their neighborhoods in Los Angeles but where is there southern influence in cities up north?
I thought I spelled it out in my post. Boston didn't get as many Southern migrants during the Great Migration, so it didn't get as many Southern cultural influences compared to the rest of the cities on this list (with the possible exception of Minneapolis and Pittsburgh). I'm not arguing that every other city on this list has visible Southern cultural influences today.
Man, no Providence, RI on here? Great collection of cities for this poll but since I'm from the South Atlantic and lived in the Mid-Atlantic....North=Northeastern to me. I would say Boston, followed by NYC followed by Philadelphia.
Adding the entire North is probably between Boston and Chicago when choosing the most quintessential Northern city.
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Whenever I hear "Northern," like some others have said, I automatically think of the Northeast (even though the upper Midwest is solidly "Northern"). Based on that, I would say NYC, Philly, and Boston are even....hard to choose the most quintessential.
Whenever I hear "Northern," like some others have said, I automatically think of the Northeast (even though the upper Midwest is solidly "Northern"). Based on that, I would say NYC, Philly, and Boston are even....hard to choose the most quintessential.
Why isn't the Midwest "northern" to y'all? That's like saying that Virginia is southern, but Alabama is not.
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